Energize Denver Program Cuts Building Energy Use By 4.5%

CCER • January 17, 2019

Energize Denver saved $13.5M from 2016 to 2017, and once again saw 90 percent of covered buildings comply with the program.

Denver, we are so proud of you! FacilityExecutive.comhas just released their article on the Energize Denver program ( read it here ) and we couldn't be happier with how well Denver’s large buildings have cut their energy use over the last two years. Congratulations to all the 2018 Energize Denver Energy Efficiency Awards winners.

As active members of the Denver community, we are so proud of our city. These large facilities are helping make our fine city and state an even better place for us all to live and work. As a company that helps large facilities reduce their energy consumption, we couldn’t be happier with the role we played in helping these large facilities achieve these amazing results.

2019 is the perfect year to help your facility lower its energy consumption. Coil cleaning, cooling tower cleaning, and chiller tube punching are all no effort things you can do to help your facility save - contact us today for more information!


The 2018 winners were:

Offices

  • 1st Place: Tamarac Plaza, 1, 7555 E Hampden Ave., cut energy use by 35 percent.
  • 2nd Place: Havana Gold, 4880 Havana St. ENERGY STAR score jumped from 26 to 43.
  • 3rd Place: Market Center, 1624 Market St. ENERGY STAR score jumped from 78 to 96

Apartments

  • 1st Place: The Lodge, 4710 E. Mississippi Ave., cut energy use by 31 percent.
  • 2nd Place: 1000 South Broadway, 1000 S. Broadway, ENERGY STAR score jumped from 77 to 99.
  • 3rd Place: The Denver House, 1055 Logan St. ENERGY STAR score jumped from 86 to 96.

Hotels

  • 1st Place: Hampton Inn and Suites, 1845 Sherman St. ENERGY STAR score jumped from 52 to 98.
  • 2nd Place: Doubletree by Hilton, 3203 Quebec St. Increased ENERGY STAR score from 67 to 71.
  • 3rd Place: Crown Plaza Denver, 1450 Glenarm Place, cut electric use by 8 percent and natural gas by 13 percent.

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