Case 2. Projects Not Eligible for ENERGY STAR rating

Question 1

Case 2. Projects Not Elegible for ENERGY STAR rating

Answer 1

May compare their Buildings’ energy performance with that of comparable buildings, using national average or actual buildings, or with the previous performance of the project building

Question 2

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Answer 2

Demonstrate energy efficiency performance that is at least 26% better than the median energy performance for typical buildings of similar type by benchmarking against national average source energy data provided in the Portfolio Manager tool. Points are awarded according to table 2

Question 3

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 26

Answer 3

1 point

Question 4

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 27

Answer 4

2 points

Question 5

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 28

Answer 5

3 points

Question 6

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 29

Answer 6

4 points

Question 7

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 30

Answer 7

5 points

Question 8

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 31

Answer 8

6 points

Question 9

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 32

Answer 9

7 points

Question 10

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 33

Answer 10

8 points

Question 11

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 34

Answer 11

9 points

Question 12

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 35

Answer 12

10 points

Question 13

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 36

Answer 13

11 points

Question 14

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 37

Answer 14

12 points

Question 15

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 38

Answer 15

13 points

Question 16

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 39

Answer 16

14 points

Question 17

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 40

Answer 17

15 points

Question 18

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 41

Answer 18

16 points

Question 19

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 42

Answer 19

17 points

Question 20

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 43

Answer 20

18 points

Question 21

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 44

Answer 21

19 points

Question 22

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 1. National Average Data Available

Table 2

% Improvement 45

Answer 22

20 points

Question 23

Option 1. Benchmark Against Typical Buildings

Path 2. National Average Data NOT Available

Answer 23

If national average source energy data area unavailable for buildings of buildings of similar type, benchmark against the building site energy data of at least 3 similar buildings, normalized for climate, building use, and occupancy. Points are awarded according to table 3

Question 24

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Answer 24

If national average source energy data area unavailable, compare the building’s site energy data for the previous 12 months with the data from 3 contiguous years of the previous 5, normalize for climate, building use, and occupancy. Use table 3 determine points

Question 25

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Table 3

% Improvement 27

Answer 25

2 points

Question 26

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Table 3

% Improvement 30

Answer 26

4 points

Question 27

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Table 3

% Improvement 33

Answer 27

6 points

Question 28

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Table 3

% Improvement 36

Answer 28

8 points

Question 29

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Table 3

% Improvement 39

Answer 29

10 points

Question 30

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Table 3

% Improvement 42

Answer 30

12 points

Question 31

Option 2. Benchmark Against Historical Data

Table 3

% Improvement 45

Answer 31

14 points

Question 32

Option 3. Benchmark Against Both Similar Buildings and Historical Data

Answer 32

Follow the requirements of both Option 1, Path 2, and Option 2 to benchmark against the site energy data for the 3 similar buildings and the building’s historic data. Use table 2 to determine points