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ESPM defines eligibility for a 1–100 ENERGY STAR® score relevant to the project’s property type and property use details. [56]
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ESPM requires that at least 50% of the property’s gross floor area (GFA) be from a single eligible property type. These encompass many office, retail, warehouse, health care, and lodging applications, and some buildings with specialized functions such as data centers, worship facilities, wastewater treatment plants, or ice/curling rinks. At least 75% of the GFA must be associated with eligible property types to be eligible for an ENERGY STAR® score. Furthermore, the parking garage area cannot exceed the project’s gross floor area (GFA).
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Property use details refer to the project area, hours of operation, and other relevant criteria that ensure alignment with the benchmarked data comparison. For example, for most property types, eligibility for an ENERGY STAR® score requires at least 30 hours of weekly building operation.
To determine if the project is eligible for a 1–100 ENERGY STAR® score, refer to the current list of eligible property types and corresponding property use details in ESPM.
COMPUTING AN ENERGY STAR® SCORE
Enter the energy data and property details into ESPM for the reporting period to generate an ENERGY STAR® score. Follow all current ESPM guidance when calculating a score. Confirm the project is tracking all property details required by ESPM for the project’s property type(s) at the start of the reporting period to ensure the generation of an ENERGY STAR® score at the end of the reporting period.
Inputs of project location outside the U.S. and Canada Projects outside the U.S. and Canada must select the weather station that best represents the project’s climatic conditions in ESPM to generate an ENERGY STAR® score for the project. [57] If ESPM does not list a weather station for the project’s country, select a weather station from a different country. Match both the thermal climate zone and the moisture zone for the project location and selected weather station, referencing ASHRAE 169 Climatic Data for Building Design Standards [58] or tools that leverage this climatic data. Thermal climate zones are
56 ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager (ESPM), “Eligibility Criteria for the 1–100 ENERGY STAR Score,” n.d., www.energystar.gov/buildings/benchmark/understand-metrics/score-criteria. 57 ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager (ESPM), “How do I Assign a Weather Station for a Property That is Not Located in the U.S. or Canada?”, August 7, 2024, energystar.my.site.com/PortfolioManager/s/article/How-do-I-assign-a-weather-station-for-a-property- that-is-not-located-in-the-United-States-or-Canada-1600088537246. 58 ASHRAE, “ASHRAE 169-2021,” 2021, https://store.accuristech.com/ashrae/standards/ashrae-169-2021?product_id=2238548.
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