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REQUIREMENTS EXPLAINED
This prerequisite requires the project team to maintain a current facilities requirements (CFR) and operations and maintenance (O+M) plan.
The CFR and O+M plan provide a foundation for establishing energy-efficient operating strategies and training staff in system maintenance, monitoring, and evaluation over the life of the building. By developing an operations and maintenance plan and updating the current facility requirements, operators can see how the building’s current use relates to its original design and analyze actual and intended operations. These two documents are intended to be living records of building systems, operations, and maintenance procedures. Regularly recording any changes in systems, operation, and usage ensures that knowledge can be easily passed from operator to operator and is also available to support future upgrades, audits, or commissioning activities.
Current Facilities Requirements (CFR)
The CFR, which is developed to confirm the owner’s current operational needs and requirements, outlines the operational strategy and current functional requirements for the building and its systems, such as HVAC, lighting, and ventilation. It lists each of the following:
PROPERTY TYPE DESCRIPTION
While not a requirement for this prerequisite, consider a summary of the project property type(s), such as office, data center, retail store, or multifamily housing. In EAp3: Minimum Energy Performance, ENERGY STAR ® Portfolio Manager ® [15] (ESPM) refers to these as “property types,” and ASHRAE 100 [16] refers to them as “building activities” or “building types.” Listing these in the CFR helps project teams ensure the schedules and other pertinent information are tracked appropriately per functional use.
PROJECT OCCUPANCY SCHEDULES
Provide the weekly and daily schedule of occupied operation at the project level and by property type or space type where the occupancy schedules vary significantly for the remainder of the project, for example, a call center that operates continuously or retail on the first floor of a highrise office building that has different operating hours. If the project has regular after-hours maintenance shifts where the project is sparsely occupied, report this separately from the main project occupancy schedules.
15 “ENERGY STAR® PortfolioManager®”, ENERGY STAR®, accessed March 21, 2025, https://portfoliomanager.energystar.gov/pm/login?testEnv=false . 16 “ANSI/ASHRAE/IES STANDARD 100,” ASHRAE, accessed March 21, 2025, https://www.ashrae.org/technical- resources/bookstore/standard-100.
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