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BIT Building: Operate Smarter

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The Program

You’re charged with ensuring that your building operations work for the wellbeing of occupants and the priorities of stakeholders. With Southface Institute's Building Improvement Toolkit (BIT), it’s easier than ever to accomplish that without breaking the bank or wasting resources. The BIT Building program, which includes facility management software, gives you the digital tools to optimize your building operations and save 5%-20% on energy bills without significant capital investment. You’ll also earn green building certification to recognize progress toward your sustainability and ESG goals. Certified projects receive full credit under GRESB as a TIER 1 certification. 

Pricing & Registration
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Building Improvement Toolkit Highlights

BIT Building works for all existing buildings and tenant-controlled spaces (except single-family residential) regardless of the building’s age or current level of performance. The flat per-project registration fee includes access to BIT’s sustainable operations software, resources, and third-party certification review. Campus and volume discounts are available.  

All existing buildings and spaces
No performance thresholds
Affordable flat-fee structure

Where We Work

BIT Building is used in over 15 countries and 45 cities for office buildings, quick-service restaurants, college campuses, and more—even for the property management of affordable housing. This sustainable operations and maintenance program is ideal for diverse global portfolios of buildings.  

The Process

Enroll
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Enter some basic info about your building’s performance into the platform (or connect to your existing ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® account). This sets up the facility management software for assessment and tracking.   

Implement
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Next, let the BIT Building platform guide you step by step through 16 Best Practices for Sustainable Operations & Maintenance. These simple practices have been proven to measurably improve performance. 

Improve
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Watch as resource consumption decreases and cost savings increase. The platform will continue to guide you through continuous quality improvement processes to sustain those savings.    

Implement
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Implement all 16 Best Practices and earn BIT Building certification in addition to a GRESB TIER 1 certification. Achieve greater recognition when you improve performance by 10%, 20%, or 30% over baseline.   

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