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THE BOMA VOICE

Building Owners and Managers Association

the interest of ensuring long term reliable and affordable energy sources for building
tenants.

3. BOMA will lead, when feasible, the transformation of our industry towards energy
efficiency and environmental responsibility in a manner that is pragmatic, rational
and scientific-based while respecting the economic interests of building ownership.

4. BOMA will provide, when feasible, nationally-accepted environmental/energy
standards of practice and performance measurement for existing buildings. BOMA
will promote achievement of standards through voluntary participation and will
recognize achievement through branding and other initiatives to the benefit of
participating buildings. BOMA believes it is in the best interest for the industry as
a whole to promote one recognized industry accepted standard as inherent in the
BOMA BESt program.

5. BOMA will provide, when feasible, the knowledge, skills, education and training
necessary to assist the property management industry, and others, in achieving
their energy and environmental goals.

6. BOMA believes the role of government and related regulatory agencies must be one of
encouraging and rewarding building industry participation in energy/environmental
conservation and achievement of standards. BOMA believes that mandatory
regulation or policy, that is unrelated to health & safety, is not supportable when
interfering with the right to fair market place competition amongst building owners.

7. BOMA may support industry wide energy and/or carbon targets when beneficial to
building ownership, when voluntary, and when achievement has no negative impact
on market place competition.
8. BOMA believes it is in the industry interest to cooperate with government at all
levels to identify environmental programs, policies and incentives which provide
assistance to our industry and membership. BOMA will strive to ensure that any
government legislation takes into account the financial and other impacts on the
buildings industry.

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