Sarasota Commerce Center II / Pennington Place

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ENERGY STAR Office. Did you know that a building or manufacturing plant can earn the ENERGY STAR label just like your refrigerator? An ENERGY STAR-qualified facility meets strict energy performance standards set by EPA, and uses less energy, is less expensive to operate, and causes fewer greenhouse gas emissions than its peers. To qualify for ENERGY STAR, a building or manufacturing plant must score in the top 25 percent of EPA's National Energy Performance Rating System. To determine the performance of a facility, EPA compares energy use among other similar types of facilities on a scale of 1-100 (taking into consideration operating conditions and regional weather data). Buildings that score 75 or higher may be eligible for ENERGY STAR. Source:ENERGY STAR ®. [9/23/2009]. US Environmental Protection Agency and US Department of Energy.

This community association participates in the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program for Community Associations. This program promotes sustainable landscape and natural areas management practices that reduce the nutrient load in stormwater runoff, by providing educational assistance to officers and board members of community associations and neighborhoods, and their associated property management and landscape maintenance contractors. This UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County program offers on-site educational programs that include recommendations on overall design, selection and maintenance of plants, and problem areas. The program also offers presentations to groups on a variety of topics including Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Principles, Improving Irrigation Efficiency, Native Plants, Selecting a Landscape Maintenance Company and others. Of the more than 500 participating communities represented on this map, approximately 90% have implemented changes to create landscapes that are more ecologically in step with the surrounding environment. For more information about the Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ Program for Community Associations, please contact UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County.

Sarasota County Green Map
updated 09/2015 by SCGM Transition Team Member