Dividend Capital Diversified Property Fund Inc. Selects Ecova’s Energy and Sustainability Management Platform

SPOKANE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Ecova, a leading energy and sustainability management company, has been selected by Dividend Capital Diversified Property Fund Inc. (DPF) to manage utility data and expenses across DPF’s entire portfolio. DPF is a national commercial real estate landlord committed to innovation, sustainable solutions and energy efficiency. DPF plans to use the Ecova Platform to manage utility vendors, reduce costs and provide web-based reporting on resource consumption.

“Ecova’s Energy and Sustainability Management Platform is the most robust and sophisticated product we have found in the market,” said James Bryan, vice president of facility operations for DPF. “Having the ability to schedule reports that can be generated automatically via a web-based reporting platform sets Ecova’s solution apart.”

Ecova will provide DPF with Expense and Data Management and Strategic Energy Sourcingsolutions. DPF will leverage these solutions through the Ecova Platform for data and insight into energy costs, market intelligence and contract status to help make timely, informed decisions on a daily basis.

“We’re excited to help DPF gain insight into their resource consumption and reach their financial goals through reducing costs,” said Jana Schmidt, chief executive officer for Ecova. “Ecova is uniquely positioned to help companies like DPF. Our web-based platform has significant impact on our clients’ business strategies – they can track and manage sites and critical resource data, and deliver operational and cost efficiency to the bottom line.”

Ecova is inventing a future that will provide companies with the data, insight and action to drive sustainable results. Ecova has a unique position as a company that can harness the power of unparalleled data and combine it with expert insight into how global leaders can prioritize opportunities to reduce consumption in energy and other resource categories. Ecova continues to develop new strategies for commercial and industrial clients to tackle this new future.

ABOUT ECOVA

Ecova makes businesses and utilities more successful through energy and sustainability management. Ecova blends data and technology, with people and insight, to drive powerful results for their clients. Using insights based on consumption, cost and carbon footprint data spanning thousands of utilities, and hundreds of thousands of business sites across North America and Europe, Ecova provides fully managed, technology-optimized solutions for saving resources, which in turn increase returns, lower risks and enhance reputations. Ecova is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ENGIE, a global actor in the energy transition. For more information, visit the company’s website ecova.com, connect on LinkedIn, or follow Ecova on Twitter at@EcovaInc.

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