• 866-376-2463
  • Contact
  • Search
Efficiency Maine Logo Search
Menu
  • At Home
    • Solutions
      • Appliances
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Heating and Cooling
      • Insulation
      • Lighting
      • Renewables
      • Water Heating
    • Incentives
      • Biomass Boilers and Furnaces
      • Circulator Pumps
      • Clothes Washers
      • DIY Winter Prep Rebate
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Geothermal Systems
      • Heat Pumps
      • Heat Pump Water Heaters
      • Insulation
      • Income-Eligible Options
      • Natural Gas
      • Room Air Purifiers
    • Getting Started
      • EV Rebate Participating Dealers
      • Find a Vendor
      • Home Energy Loans
      • Income-Based Eligibility Verification
      • Residential Forms and Brochures
      • Vendor Support
    • Tools and Tips
      • Best Heat Pump Water Heater Deals
      • Calculate Your Home’s Energy Efficiency
      • Compare Home Heating Costs
      • Compare Water Heating Costs
      • Electric Vehicle Resources
      • Electricity Monitor Loaners
      • Electricity Rate Options
      • Energy Saving Tips
      • EV Charging Station Locator
      • Lighting Savings Calculator
      • Residential Virtual Tour
      • Vehicle Cost Calculator
  • At Work
    • Solutions
      • Agricultural
      • Commercial Kitchen
      • Compressed Air
      • Cooling
      • Distributed Generation
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Heating
      • Heating and Cooling
      • Heat Pumps
      • Lighting
      • Multifamily Weatherization
      • Refrigeration
      • Water Heating
    • Incentives
      • Agricultural
      • Circulator Pumps
      • Compressed Air
      • Electric Vehicles
      • Heat Pumps
      • Heat Pump Water Heaters
      • Lighting
      • Refrigeration
      • Variable-Frequency Drive Systems
      • Variable-Refrigerant Flow Systems
    • Getting Started
      • Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Incentives
      • Commercial and Industrial Custom
      • Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE)
      • Find a Qualified Partner
      • Natural Gas Customers
      • Small Business Energy Loans
      • Virtual Customer Consultations
    • Sectors
      • Education
      • Grocery and Convenience
      • Healthcare
      • Hospitality
      • Manufacturing
      • Multifamily
      • Office
      • Public Sector
      • Restaurant
      • Small Business
      • Warehouse
  • Resources
    • Blog
    • Building Energy Codes
    • Case Studies
    • Events
    • Professional Training
    • Residential Forms and Brochures
    • Resources for Homeowners
    • Resources for Municipalities
    • Resources for Realtors
    • Resources for Renters
  • About
    • News
    • Board
    • Library
    • Opportunities
    • Federal Funding
    • Staff
    • Careers
    • Contact
    • Subscribe

Office Buildings

Office Buildings

Office buildings require significant energy in order to maintain comfortable and productive working environments. Energy-efficient systems and equipment can help landlords and tenants reduce energy costs, enhance comfort, and improve safety. Efficiency Maine offers incentives for a wide range of technologies for upgrading office buildings.

Benefits of Efficient Office Upgrades

How Landlords Can Benefit

Landlords can make energy-saving decisions by upgrading their building’s HVAC, interior and exterior lighting, and water heating systems. These high-efficiency upgrades provide multiple benefits such as:

  • Lower operating costs
  • Enhanced marketability of the building
  • Tenant satisfaction

How Tenants Can Benefit

Tenants can also reap the benefits of energy-efficiency with solutions including LED lighting and high-efficiency office equipment. Some of the benefits include:

  • Lower energy, water, and operating costs
  • Enhanced comfort and improved productivity

Efficiency Solutions

Heating, Cooling and Ventilation

 

According to an Efficiency Maine analysis, HVAC systems account for 22% of the electricity use in the average Maine office building. Landlords can significantly reduce electricity use and HVAC costs by upgrading these systems. Efficiency Maine offers incentives to upgrade to high-efficiency systems:

  • Ductless Heat Pumps
  • Boilers and Furnaces
  • Variable Refrigerant Flow Systems
  • HVAC Controls

Learn More.

Water Heating

High-efficiency water heating systems can reduce water-heating costs and provide hot water when you need it

Reduce overall water heating costs by upgrading to high-efficiency water heating systems and the system that is right for your building. Efficiency Maine offers incentives for:

  • Heat Pump Water Heaters

Learn More.

Lighting

LED lighting solutions are energy- and cost-efficient and can result in a more  productive and comfortable environment

Indoor and outdoor lighting account for 23% of the electrical use in the average Maine office building. By upgrading lighting systems, tenants and landlords can reduce electricity costs while improving comfort and productivity in their offices. Efficiency Maine offers incentives on energy-efficient lighting solutions:

  • Exterior Lighting
  • Interior Lighting
  • Lighting Controls

Learn More.

Get Started

Find a Qualified PartnerReady to upgrade your facility with high-efficiency equipment and appliances? Work with an Efficiency Maine Qualified Partner in order to be eligible for these incentives. See our Qualified Partner video for more information on this process.

Click here to find a Qualified Partner working near you. If you work with a contractor that is not yet a Qualified Partner, urge your contractor to find out more information here. As part of the project approval process, you will accept the C&I Prescriptive Program’s Terms and Conditions. 

If you’re interested in getting started with an energy efficiency project in your business but don’t know where to start, you can sign-up for a virtual customer consultation here.

Additional Information and Resources

  • Don’t see your energy solution listed above? Efficiency Maine offers incentives for custom energy solutions. Click here for more information on the Custom Program.
  • Learn about energy-efficient office equipment on the Energy Star website. ENERGY STAR certified products such as computers, copiers, and printers utilize 30-75% less electricity than standard equipment
  • Consider a “Green Lease.” Landlords and tenants who are interested in upgrading their buildings or offices may want to consider a green or energy-performance lease. Green or performance leases reflect energy savings from high-efficiency systems and can distribute the costs and benefits of the upgrades between tenants and landlords.  Learn more and see a sample of a performance lease here.

At Work

  • Commercial and Industrial Prescriptive Initiatives
  • Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Custom Program
  • Discounted Screw-In LEDs
  • Electric Vehicles and Charging Solutions
  • Find a Qualified Partner
  • Virtual Customer Consultations

Learn More

  • At Home
  • At Work
  • Resources

Efficiency Maine

  • About
  • Contact
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy

Contact

866-376-2463

INFO@EFFICIENCYMAINE.COM

Follow Efficiency Maine Via Email

Click to follow and receive notifications of new offers by email.

Follow

© COPYRIGHT 2023 EFFICIENCY MAINE