Category Sustainability

California’s Climate Disclosure Laws: What You Need to Know

Thousands of companies doing business in California will be required to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate-related financial risk under the state’s three new climate disclosure bills.  Corporate Data Accountability Act (Senate Bill 253): Effective 2026 Climate-Related Financial… Continue Reading →

Burton Sandwich Shoppe 2023

The Burton team ushered in the holiday season with a company party, sharing joy, good cheer, and lots of laughs with our co-workers and significant others. It was the perfect start to spreading good will, as the next day, we… Continue Reading →

Achieving Top Performing Buildings with ENERGY STAR® and LEED

Building owners and operators are faced with significant operating challenges in today’s markets. A few questions that are commonly asked may include: How can we reduce energy usage and operating costs most effectively? How can we be better stewards of… Continue Reading →

BURTON ENERGY GROUP EARNS 2023 ENERGY STAR® PARTNER OF THE YEAR – SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR NINTH YEAR IN A ROW

Burton Energy Group is proud to announce that it has received the 2023 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for the ninth year in… Continue Reading →

Celebrating ENERGY STAR® and Certification Nation

Burton Energy Group has been grateful to partner with ENERGY STAR over the years to help promote ENERGY STAR® certifications for buildings. Burton is honored to have been awarded our 10th ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award earlier in… Continue Reading →

Water Efficiency and Sustainability/ESG Framework

Consider the following points: Point 1: Sustainable water management means using water in a way that meets current, ecological, social, and economic needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet those same needs. Point 2: The U.S. population… Continue Reading →

LEED? What’s the Benefit and How to Obtain Certification

As the push toward carbon neutrality continues, the buildings we live and work in have a significant role in Greenhouse Gas Emissions. In 2020, the EPA estimated that Commercial & Residential buildings accounted for 13% of the total greenhouse gasses… Continue Reading →

A Challenging Road Ahead

The cover story from last month’s “The Economist” magazine was an excellent expose’ on the current environment we are facing. My colleagues and I have been helping our clients navigate this new reality, and more importantly, prepare for the uncertainty… Continue Reading →

City Energy Mandates – When and How to Comply

We’ve noticed a growing trend that is difficult for many companies to plan for and implement, which involves city mandated benchmarking and other energy initiatives. There are many reasons why this is the case. First, the list of cities requiring … Continue Reading →

BURTON ENERGY GROUP EARNS 2022 ENERGY STAR® SUSTAINED-EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW

Burton Energy Group is proud to announce that it has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for eight years in a row. The… Continue Reading →

Retail Support of $400B in Revenue

Twenty years ago, Burton Energy Group started with a single 3-month contract with a hospitality client and has since grown to manage over a billion square feet across nearly 50,000 locations. This includes 14 Fortune 500 companies as well as… Continue Reading →

The Burton Sandwich Shoppe of 2021 Partners with The Sandwich Project Atlanta

The Burton Sandwich Shoppe was full of many new faces this year! With the growth of our team throughout 2021, we welcomed 9 new sandwich makers to the team and were blessed with the additional helping hands from a local… Continue Reading →

Everybody Likes Free Money

Burton’s experience in utility incentives, restaurant operations, and HVAC replacement all intersected when a large client with over 2,200 restaurants mentioned they were replacing HVAC units at their restaurants in the Chicago market.  We quickly inquired about the incentives they… Continue Reading →

Stormwater and Sustainability

Cities and utilities across the country are progressively adopting or increasing stormwater fees as a means to generate funding for capital projects related to mitigating surface runoff, treating runoff, or separating stormwater drains from the sanitary sewer system. Oftentimes, stormwater… Continue Reading →

Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?

Here at Burton, we are stewards of the environment and it goes hand in hand with our business goals. We are fortunate enough to be next to beautiful walking trails that encircle a large pond. On any given day, a… Continue Reading →

Making a Difference with ENERGY STAR®

It has been great to see the impact firsthand that Burton Energy Group has made over the years. From the time spent each year preparing sandwiches for the community food banks, the meals prepared for families staying at local Ronald… Continue Reading →

BURTON ENERGY GROUP EARNS 2021 ENERGY STAR® SUSTAINED-EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR SEVENTH YEAR IN A ROW

Burton Energy Group is proud to announce that it has received the 2021 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for seven years in a row. The… Continue Reading →

Burton Energy Group and Carbon Reporting

Carbon disclosures are difficult. Finding the raw data for energy, fuels, and fugitive emissions require compiling data from many sources within a corporation that typically don’t have reason to keep records integrated, much less in a format that lends itself… Continue Reading →

How to Prepare for the Winter Heating Season

As the motto of House Stark from “Game of Thrones” might suggest, Winter is Coming. As the calendar turns from Halloween to Thanksgiving, and then to Christmas, the weather becomes colder and invariably the question may be asked “Why didn’t… Continue Reading →

Energy Audits…Does My City Require One?

On a recent trip to San Francisco, I had the opportunity to do a few things the city is famous for – going to Fisherman’s Wharf, riding a cable car, seeing Chinatown, etc. – and all while helping multiple facilities… Continue Reading →

A Fluid Look Into Water Meters

Most people never think twice about their water meter. At best, they know it is has a brass body with a plastic cap located somewhere outside the house. At worst, they think “What’s a water meter?”. Although we know water… Continue Reading →

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