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Buildings that have Information Technology (IT) departments operating in the building must also develop and implement policies for monitors, visual displays, personal computers, and laptops to be controlled off or in a very low power mode when not in use, except during scheduled maintenance periods.

Core and Shell The dashboard must be configured with the capability for all regular building occupants to view common area receptacle usage and include functionality enabling each tenant manager to provide their occupants with access to plug load data specific to the tenant space. The project design must include a plug load monitoring system feeding into the plug load dashboard, including the capability for expandability to monitor future plug loads for each floor and for each individual tenant spaces.

Case 2. Efficient Plug and Process Load Equipment (New Construction and Core and Shell)

Case 2 provides a streamlined path for rewarding plug and process equipment efficiency. The path is best suited for projects where a significant proportion of the project’s plug and process load consists of equipment referenced in Table 2.

New Construction One point is rewarded for each equipment category where at least 90% of applicable project equipment in the project scope meets the efficiency criteria, up to a maximum of three points.

Up to 90% of applicable equipment may be assessed using either equipment quantity or rated load:

• Equipment quantity . Divide the total quantity of equipment that meets the efficiency criteria for the equipment category by the total quantity of applicable equipment within the project scope for the equipment category.

• Rated load . For applicable equipment in the equipment category, divide the sum of rated load for equipment that meets the efficiency criteria by the sum of rated load for all equipment within the project scope.

Either include or exclude all applicable equipment reused in the project from the calculations. Reused ENERGY STAR® products are deemed compliant even when not meeting current ENERGY STAR® specifications.

To ensure a measurable impact on project performance, Table 2 criteria for both ENERGY STAR® products and categories specify a minimum 0.1 W/sq. ft. (1.1 W/sq. m.) of eligible equipment per unit of gross floor area. Credit gets rewarded as one consolidated Table 2

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