Dive summary:

It's clear to the Building Owners and Managers Association that its members have a lot to gain from benchmarking their buildings to see which companies are doing the most to reduce energy costs, but the group is unhappy about efforts to trot out that data to the public.

Municipalities and states are setting standards and requiring labeling and disclosure, and BOMA wants a uniform standard that will not hinder real estate transactions, which it fears a range of local standards will do.

The organization encourages its members to benchmark their buildings at least annually and to use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star tools to do so.

From the article:

BOMA would like to see the creation of a national model building energy performance program based on the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager platform....