EXCUSES NO MORE ENERGY MANAGEMENT
New program available to IAVM members offers significant savings as well as grant opportunities to combat energy costs. By Kelly Pedone
If there is one constant in venue management, it’s that there is very little chance that energy costs will decrease. As one of the top three expenses for building management – behind salaries and capital im- provements - managers are constantly looking for ways to lower their sustainable supplies, and simply changing daily habits to conserve re- Still, in spite of exercising best practices, cutting energy use and
With that in mind, IAVM has partnered with Fineta Energy Group
to create an energy management education plan to help managers not only assess areas where they can save on energy costs, but also receive ideas for greater sustainability methods. The energy management plan will be presented to members at IAVM’s VenueConnect annual con- ference in Nashville in August. Carol Wallace,
former presi-
dent and CEO of the San Diego Convention Center Corporation, worked with Fineta in developing a feasibility study to review ener- gy
conservation measures there.
footprint on the nation’s energy grid. “This is a multi-year program that is member-driven,” she said.
“As one of the top three expenses for
building management – behind salaries and capital improvements - managers are constantly looking for ways to lower their bills while increasing sustainability.”
Now CEO of Carol Wallace and Associates, she introduced Fineta to “I was very impressed with the information that Fineta provided and thought it would be a good idea to share with IAVM,” Wallace said. “We are all pressed by government regulations to make more downhill with no money to implement. This is an attempt to educate managers by giving them practical strategies.” Helping managers with their energy plan is one of three top strat-
egies IAVM President Brad Mayne, CFE, has set as a priority. Mayne outlined this goal in a letter to members earlier this year stating that the organization is committed to giving members resources that will - ings in electrical power and electrical costs. Wallace said that it only makes sense that Mayne and other IAVM
“This isn’t a simple energy audit, but a program that will have long- sectors to work with Carol and Fineta to ensure this is a member-driv- en initiative,” Mayne said. “I am grateful to Carol and our volunteers who have been working to make this a phenomenal resource for all of our member venues.” Over the years, there has been plenty of attention given to putting forth best practices in conserving power and being sustainable. Newer buildings are designed with that in mind, by giving strict attention to improvement in all facilities from historic theaters to state-of-the art What makes this new program
that it provides managers with an assessment of energy use and ed- ucates them on how to conserve.
The study includes ways to improve, how to put those suggestions into devise a plan that makes sense to venue managers,” said Fineta’s Chris Cantanzaro. “Many times, venues will have an assessment and managers are left with a list of suggested solutions, many of which never get put to use because there is no real understanding of how to implement or pay for them,” Cantanzaro said. “This is an attempt to construct a project, educate the managers on what can be done now or long term, and - cent, according to Cantanzaro. The San Diego Convention Center is one of several buildings being
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