Most property types in Portfolio Manager get their National Median from the Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS). This value is entered along with an upgrade so that you can track your cumulative investment and compare this with your energy savings. Total Waste (Disposed & Diverted) is the grand total of all the waste and materials that you are tracking. If more than one third-party certification is achieved, then all dates will be displayed when this metric is selected for a report. It was originally developed for US Federal buildings managers for compliance with the
Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance Sustainable Buildings.
Gross Floor Area should include all space within the building(s), including weight and cardio equipment areas, personal training areas, courts, locker rooms, swimming pool, sauna and spa areas, retail areas, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. Full Access automatically comes with the ability to "Share Forward," which means the person with whom you share can also share that property with others. Examples include dry cleaners, salons, spas, etc. The water baseline for plumbing fixtures older than 1994 is 160% of the UPC 2006 or the IPC 2006 fixture performance requirements. Merchandise may include food, clothing, office supplies, furniture, electronics, books, sporting goods, toys, and hardware. Other/Unknown (if you arenât sure where your trash goes after its picked up), Your property is not able to earn a 1-100 score, You do not have an ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher, You have already earned ENERGY STAR certification within the last 11 months, Your energy data is more than 120 days old, electricity (grid, onsite solar, onsite wind), district chilled water (electric driven chiller, absorption chiller using natural gas, engine-drive chiller using natural gas, other), EUI will be in gigajoules per square meter (GJ/m2), Volume of water will be in cubic meters (m3), Emissions will be in Kilograms (kg) or Metric Tons (t), Emissions will be in Kilograms or Metric Tons. BOD is the measure of the amount of oxygen required by bacteria for stabilizing material that can be decomposed under aerobic conditions. The Sustainable Buildings Checklist evaluates sustainability in existing buildings. A score of 50 indicates that a building is performing at the national median, taking into account its size, location, and operating parameters. However, you should always go back and enter the actual values for your property to obtain the most accurate score. Number of Special/Other Events per Year is the total number of specialty events that occur each year. To enter a Standard ID, select the ID name from the dropdown list and enter your value. You can use the following Alerts to spot check your properties for the most common errors that cause metrics to show as "N/A." ENERGY STAR Certification â Date Next Eligible is the date on which you are next eligible to apply for ENERGY STAR Certification. The Number of Workers on Main Shift should reflect the total number of workers present during the primary shift. No - There are no estimated meter entries.
Weather Normalized Site Energy divided by property size or by flow through a water/wastewater treatment plant). Change in EUI for an Energy Project compares the EUI value before and after an energy upgrade (or series of upgrades). The Number of Workers on Main Shift should reflect the total number of workers present during the primary shift.
- Note that when you grant "Share Forward," the person cannot share with more permissions than they have. You enter this value into Portfolio Manager whenever you create a multi-building property. 2)
- kerosene
- wood
- coal (bituminous and anthracite)
- coke
- other
, You can choose from two different setting for the Units you see throughout Portfolio Manager:
- Metric Units â This will apply standard metric units to all values. For example, if you have a 10-story building, that on average has 9 of its 10 floors fully leased and occupied, the occupancy would be 90%. When you share a property, you determine the specific information that is shared and the specific actions that can be performed on the property.
If your property is in the design phase, use your best estimate for the intended conditions when the property is fully operational.
In addition, please note these specific property type considerations:
- Hotels â May include Ice Makers in this count.
- Worship Facility â This count should reflect commercial sized units that are often associated with food storage and preparation for community events. Many pools have unique/nonstandard shapes.
- Do not include in GFA: exterior spaces, balconies, patios, exterior loading docks, driveways, covered walkways, outdoor play courts (tennis, basketball, etc. Wastewater is distributed over the surface of the media, where it flows downward as a thin film over the media surface for aerobic treatment. No â There are no default values for any Property Use Details. Zoo refers to buildings used primarily to provide habitat to live animals and which may include public or private viewing and educational programs.
Gross Floor Area should include all space within all fully enclosed buildings, including, habitats, visitor viewing areas, theaters, classrooms, food service areas, retail stores, veterinary offices, exhibit space, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. The Resident Population Type describes the specific resident population, if any, to which the multifamily housing property is marketed and/or dedicated. Weather Normalized Source Energy divided by property size or by flow through a water/wastewater treatment plant).
- Source Energy (Adjusted to Current Time Period) â This metric is only available for properties that have an ENERGY STAR score. You enter this percentage to the single digit. BOD5 should be reported in mg/l. Also, it may be possible to have multiple events at the same venue on the same day (e.g., afternoon and evening performances), in which case each event would be counted separately. Utilities are allowed certain monopoly rights due to the practical need to service entire geographic areas with one system, but they are regulated by state, county and/or city public utility commissions under state laws. This does not include college or university classroom facilities/laboratories, vocational, technical, trade, adult or continuing education schools, preschool, or day care. Location of the Heated Swimming Pool indicates whether your pool is located indoor or outdoor. Source : [PDF] (en) « CO2 Emissions from fuel combustion », Agence internationale de l’énergie, 2009 (consulté le 26 novembre 2009).
Exchange Data allows you to select an organization (which is registered to use web services) to exchange data with your Portfolio Manager account. See Standard ID for a full list., The property type indicates the single, primary use of your property. If more than two apply, pick the best one. Les dépendances et les territoires dont l'indépendance n'est généralement pas reconnue sont indiqués en italique, sous le pays auquel ils sont généralement rattachés (cet article ne prend cependant pas position sur un quelconque statut de ces territoires). It is also a valuable tool for evaluating the sustainability of non-government buildings.
Specifically, the intent of this Guiding Principle is to:
Implement renewable energy generation projects on agency property for agency use, when lifecycle cost effective. The specific level of redundancy will depend on your particular Data Center.
UPS System Redundancy is not required, nor is it used in any metric calculations.UPS System Redundancy is reported relative to N, where N stands for the number of UPS modules that are required to power the facility at full IT load:
- N
- N+1
- N+2
- 2N
- Greater than 2N
- None of the above
If there is no UPS system, indicate the redundancy for the PDU Meters that support the IT load. This property type is for stand-alone ASCs that are not located within a Medical Office building.
Gross Floor Area should include all space within the building(s) including offices, operating and recovery rooms, waiting rooms, employee break rooms and kitchens, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. The Sustainable Buildings Checklist evaluates sustainability in existing buildings. For example, if you update your bills every month, then your Current Year will always be the 12-months ending with the most recent month that you entered your bills.
Senior Care Communities - For communities where residents have individual rooms that open onto central corridors, each room is considered a single unit, even if there are two or more beds per room. It is also a valuable tool for evaluating the sustainability of non-government buildings.
Specifically, the intent of this Guiding Principle is to:
Provide occupant controlled lighting, allowing adjustments to suit individual task needs, for 50% of regularly occupied spaces. L’ouvrage regroupe les travaux de … Gross Floor Area should include all fully-enclosed space within the outside surfaces of the exterior walls of the building(s) including living space in each unit (including occupied and unoccupied units), interior common areas (e.g. Total Ice Rink Surface Area for All Rinks. Ice Events is entered as either Yes or No. Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASC) refers to health care facilities that provide same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures. Yes - One or more default value was used in the Property Use Details. A driving cycle is a series of data points representing the speed of a vehicle versus time.. Driving cycles are produced by different countries and organizations to assess the performance of vehicles in various ways, as for instance fuel consumption, electric vehicle autonomy and polluting emissions.. Fuel consumption and emission tests are performed on chassis dynamometers. For more information, see the glossary term for Licensed Professional.. Conference facilities primarily serving smaller meetings should be entered as Social/Meeting Hall. Average Influent Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD5). If you are sharing a property with multiple meters, you can even select different permissions for each meter. You can sort the table by any of the metrics. This is the height in which goods, products, or materials can be vertically stacked.
- Note: When sharing to exchange data, you may also be required to provide additional information to the organization so that they can process your request to exchange data with Portfolio Manager. . It is not a cumulative number.
Gross Floor Area should include all space within the building(s), including seating areas, lobbies, concession stands, bathrooms, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. For example, if your area has a hotter than usual summer, your metrics will be adjusted because you will have to use more energy in this situation. The Statement of Energy Design Intent (SEDI) is a report that provides an overview of your design metrics. It was first developed for US federal building managers for compliance with the Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance Sustainable Buildings. For example, if you have a 10-story building, that on average has 9 of its 10 floors fully leased and occupied, the occupancy would be 90%. These properties may include low-rise buildings (1-4 stories), mid-rise buildings (5-9 stories), or high-rise buildings (10+ stories). The Maximum Resident Capacity is the licensed capacity for the total number of residents that the property was designed to house.