Quantity Quotes is a free online platform that can help builders and developers save time and money on bulk purchases of energy-efficient products. The platform allows people to search for products and get competitive bids from multiple vendors at once.Quantity Quotes was originally developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to make it easy to comparison shop for energy-efficient products. StopWaste is leading this program with in-kind assistance from the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. StopWaste will be adding additional green products.
With this fast and simple tool, institutional customers like multifamily building owners, public housing authorities, state and local governments, schools, universities, and others can easily locate available green and ENERGY STAR qualified products, make contact with suppliers, and negotiate discounted prices. To date, nearly 3,300 purchasers and 200 product providers have connected through Quantity Quotes, resulting in nearly half a million energy-efficient products purchased.Quantity Quotes benefits purchasers by saving time and money of searching over multiple platforms and brings energy-efficient products straight to you, allowing you to customize your purchase requests. This program also benefits suppliers by giving access to institutional markets, responding better to bid requests, expanding customer base and increasing contract sales.Quantity Quotes promotes the purchase of energy-efficiency and green products. In order to be available on the Quantity Quotes website, products must meet certain environmental criteria.
ENERGY STAR is the trusted, government-backed symbol for energy efficiency helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices. ENERGY STAR labels the most efficient new homes and buildings and a wide range of residential and commercial products. The ENERGY STAR label makes it easy to identify energy-efficient products in 30 different categories, including appliances, lighting, heating and cooling systems, and windows. ENERGY STAR qualified products use less energy, save money, and help protect the environment. DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jointly administer the ENERGY STAR program. Products can earn the ENERGY STAR label by meeting the energy efficiency requirements set forth in ENERGY STAR product specifications. Product categories must contribute significant energy savings nationwide and must deliver the features and performance demanded by consumers, in addition to increased energy efficiency. If the qualified product costs more than a conventional, less-efficient counterpart, purchasers will recover their investment in increased energy efficiency through utility bill savings, within a reasonable period of time.ENERGY STAR products available on Quantity Quotes include: light bulbs, light fixtures, clothes washers, dehumidifiers, dishwashers, refrigerators and room air conditioners.
For more information about ENERGY STAR, please see: http://www.energystar.gov. For more information about Quantity Quotes, please visit: http://www.quantityquotes.net.
