Resources to Assist in Hiring an REM

Why Should I Invest in a Resource Efficiency Manager?

Materials from the October 18, 2006 webinar presented by FEMP, the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the WSU Energy Program:

"Why Should I Invest in a Resource Efficiency Manager?"

Presentations and Speaker Biographies

• Bill Sandusky – Program Manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  "The Basics: What does a REM accomplish? What's in it for me?"
• Bernard Lindsey – Utility and Energy Manager, U.S. Navy Region Southwest
  "A Federal Agency's Experience - A Satisfied Customer"
• David Struck – Resource Efficiency Manager, U.S. Coast Guard West (Sain Engineering)
  "REM Energy Saving Impacts - A success story"
• Edward Thibodo – Lead Energy Contracting Officer, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest
  "Contracting for a Resource Efficiency Manager" 
• Ab Ream – Program Manager, Federal Energy Management Program
  "Who will help me? Where do I go from here?"

Guidebook: Contracting for a Resource Efficiency Manager

This guidebook from the Federal Energy Management Program, Operations and Maintenance Center of Excellence, is for those who seek practical advice on hiring an REM. This step-by-step guide walks you through the process of making the decision to hire an REM, drafting a contract and gauging the REM's performance.

Contracting for a Resource Efficiency Manager

• Appendix A: Sample Position Description
• Appendix B: Statement of Work
• Sample Contract Delivery Order – Describes what is included in a final contract delivery order for REM services (specific dollar amounts have been removed)

This Guidebook was produced for the U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program by the WSU Energy Program, through the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (DOE/EE-0299) July 2004.

Fact Sheets

History of the REM program and information on how to contract an REM for your facility.

• A Strategy for the 21st Century
• Blueprint for Successful Resource Efficiency Managers (REM) Program
• Funding a Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Program
• Introduction to Resource Efficiency Manager (REM) Programs

Presentations from REM Workshop (February 2004)

• REM Background and History
• REM Overview...What Is It?
• REM Focus Areas
• REM Results and Benefits
• Case Study #1 - Why & How I Hired a REM for Navy Public Works Center, Jacksonville
• Case Study #2 - REM Synergy with Alternative Financing
• Contracting for a REM
• Sustaining a REM Program