ENERGY STAR Metric Update Josh Schubert, PE Director of Energy Engineering
Agenda • ENERGY STAR Metrics • Who is affected? • What’s the damage? • What else is changing? • How can we fix it? • What can you do to help?
Josh Schubert, PE • 2018 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence • Most Active ENERGY STAR Certifier • 10% of all ENERGY STAR buildings • LEED Proven Provider • Submitted to all local ordinances in place for North America
ENERGY STAR Metric Change What’s getting updated? • 1-100 ENERGY STAR score models (based on CBECS 2012) • Offices • K-12 Schools • Retail/Supermarkets • Hotels • Warehouses • Houses of Worship • Bank Branches
ENERGY STAR Metric Change • 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) • More current data than 2003 CBECS used for current score
ENERGY STAR Metric Change
ENERGY STAR Metric Change • Data Center Energy Estimates • New option to “apply estimates” for the IT energy • Generally helpful to account for high energy using server rack rooms • Update to Source Energy Factor – ALL buildings affected • Electricity factor dropping from 3.1 to 2.8 due to more efficient grid • Could be +/- 3 points depending on fuel mixture
ENERGY STAR Metric Change Preparing for the Updates • Apply for 2018 award before August 26, 2018 • Data through April 30, 2018 – ALL applications are open for submittal • High volume of applications for May-August 2018 • EPA will not rescind prior year awards • Expect another update in 4 years
ENERGY STAR Metric Change What Can You Do? • Save energy • Help us collect your data updates • Generally we need occupant counts, computer counts, vacant square feet, manual energy data, and the corresponding dates changed • Send to support@gobyinc.com with your building name in the subject
Thank You! Questions and Discussion Josh Schubert, PE 312.242.1792 jschubert@gobyinc.com
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