ABS GAINS ENERGY STAR PARTNERSHIP

SAVE MONEY AND PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
NEW ENERGY STAR PARTNER, ABS, TAKES THE CHALLENGE

ENERGY STAR® is a government-backed program helping businesses and individuals protect the environment through superior energy efficiency. In a positive step toward reducing energy use, American Building Supply has taken the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR Challenge.

The ENERGY STAR Challenge, launched by EPA in March 2005, calls for an energy efficiency improvement of 10 percent or more for the more than 5 million commercial and industrial buildings in the United States. Energy is often generated by burning fossil fuels, which emits greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. Forty-five percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions are caused by buildings and industrial facilities. Making more efficient use of energy is the best starting point for reducing our carbon footprint and saving money.

The potential savings are staggering. EPA estimates that if the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings in the U.S. improved 10 percent, Americans would reduce greenhouse gas emissions equal to those from about 30 million vehicles while saving about $20 billion.* Today, leading companies realize that energy efficiency is not only the first step to being green, but is also about smart business. Energy efficiency can have a high return on investment and is necessary in order to remain competitive. Businesses, organizations, and governments that are leaders in energy efficiency use about 30 percent less energy than their competitors.

ENERGY STAR, a Federal government backed program, is a voluntary program that sets standards for superior energy efficiency in buildings, products, and services. To date, more than 30,000 commercial and industrial buildings have used ENERGY STAR tools to identify opportunities for energy efficiency improvements, and more than 3,200 of these buildings have earned the ENERGY STAR.

In this industry, American Building Supply, is a well-known metro supplier.  It seemed only proper to become ENERGY STAR efficient and offer those same products: Andersen Windows, Certainteed Insulation, Vytec products.  We understand the ENERGY STAR benefits, but also understand the savings that come along with the environmental perks. 

**See our past article about your opportunity to receive your $1500 tax credit.

* Sources: Energystar.com