You can update the flow rate regularly using weekly, monthly, or quarterly entries to the Flow Rate Meter. Percent That Can Be Heated is the total percentage of your property that can be heated by mechanical equipment. Weather normalized metrics ensure that there won’t be a penalty for that hot summer because not all metrics are weather normalized. CDD is calculated in this way for each day of the year and summed up to get the total annual CDD., Contacts for Designs /Statement of Design Intent (SEDI), The application for Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR includes several important contacts:
  • Owner Contact is the person who represents the property owner. Cooling Equipment Redundancy is not required, nor is it factored into any metrics

    If there are multiple systems operating at different levels of redundancy, choose the option that applies to the majority of the data center cooling load.

    If your property is in the design phase, use your best estimate for the intended conditions when the property is fully operational. The Sustainable Buildings Checklist evaluates sustainability in existing buildings. The total percentage of your property that is enclosed insulated storage space intended for the cooling or freezing of goods, merchandise, raw materials, or manufactured products in buildings (or portions of buildings), at or less than 50 degrees F (10 degrees C). Many utilities use the same date for the End Date of one cycle and the Start Date of the next cycle. Typically, a single Self Storage Facility will contain a variety of individual units that are rented out for the purpose of storing personal belongings.

    Gross Floor Area should include all space within the building(s), including individual storage units, administrative offices, security and maintenance areas, mechanical rooms, hallways, stairways, and elevator shafts.

    In addition, please note these specific property type considerations:
    • Multifamily Housing – The Total Number of Residential Living Units should count all individual private apartments/condominiums. If 50% or more of the units are independent living, the property should be benchmarked using both the Senior Care Community and Multifamily property uses. This could include such things as beverage containers and paper from building occupants, batteries, toner cartridges, outdated computers from an equipment update, and construction materials from a minor renovation. This is relevant for the U.S. and Canada. Water cost is available for each water type and also as an aggregated value across all water types. Manufacturing/Industrial Plant refers to buildings used for manufacturing or assembling goods. Completely Enclosed Parking Garages have lights on and ventilation 24 hours/day, therefore individual private garages in Multifamily Housing are not considered “Parking.”

      If your property is in the design phase, use your best estimate for the intended conditions when the property is fully operational. In this case, the Number of Buildings is still listed as 85, as you entered it. But a combination of small retail stores inside a mall or office building is not a “Single Store.” See this FAQ for more. Automobile Dealership refers to buildings used for the sale of new or used cars and light trucks. 5 and no. This may include community group meetings, seminars, workshops, or performances. The National Median is an extremely useful benchmark: 50% of properties perform below the median, and 50% perform above the median. Don't include in-unit common areas (ex: living rooms) being used as bedrooms by tenants.
    , Guiding Principle 1.5 Integrated - Commissioning.
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Specifically, the intent of this Guiding Principle is to:
Use products that have a lesser or reduced effect on human health and the environment over their lifecycle when compared with competing products or services that serve the same purpose. Site Energy is available in a number of different formats: