Creating location data for ENERGY STAR ratings

You can submit building, structure, and retail locations to the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to receive ENERGY STAR ratings.

About this task

You can modify the details of the location after you submit the record for an ENERGY STAR rating. These changes are automatically updated in the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager on the next energy rating submission.

ENERGY STAR accepts the area unit of measure only as square feet or square meters. If the unit of measure on the location record is specified as square meters, the gross area is submitted as square meters. Otherwise, the unit of measure is automatically submitted as square feet.

Procedure

  1. Create a building, structure, or retail location record.
    1. Select Portfolio > Locations.
    2. In the Hierarchy pane, click Locations > New.
  2. Enter the area measurements of the location.
    Option Description
    If the location includes floors

    Add a floor to the location by selecting New > Floor and enter the gross area floor measurements.
    If the location does not include floors in the record

    Enter the area measurements in the Total Area Occupied (manual) field on the General tab.
  3. Specify the primary use for the location.
  4. In the Energy Rating Setup section, specify the energy rating type.
  5. Optional: Set the baseline and target dates and ratings.
  6. Specify the in-service date that the location is active.
  7. Enter the address of the location.
    The address format must include a two-letter abbreviation for the state and country, for example, NV for Nevada and US for United States.
  8. Click Create Draft and save the location.

What to do next

Create an energy rating record to list the energy space types and associated data attributes for the location.