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Materials & Resources
In the construction and day-to-day operations of buildings, many materials and resources are used and a great deal of waste is generated. The m...
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Energy & Atmosphere
Buildings and facilities rely on the operation of mechanical systems and electrical systems to maintain a high level of indoor environmental qual...
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Building Operations and Maintenance Services
Follow these sustainable strategies as your space renovations are complete and the building and interiors are operated in an environmentally sustai... -
Plug Loads
Plug loads refer to energy used by equipment that is plugged into an outlet. In an office, key plug loads include computer and monitors, printers...
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Policies & Strategies
This section is devoted to the broad policies and strategies covering the whole government or entire agencies, services or bureaus, which set the co... -
Tools & Training
This section covers and links to systems, methods, databases, calculators, checklists, etc. designed to help Federal officials and their partners ac... -
Best Practices & Case Studies
One of the best ways to learn and make the case for high-performance building innovations is to point to others’ experience in implementing th... -
Enhancing Health with Indoor Air
Four key levers to enhance health and performance by improving indoor air.
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Whole Building Systems
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Submetering - Meter Saving Ranges
Industry trends have shown that well-designed submetering systems can provide energy savings at varying levels of action. With unstable utility pric...
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Submetering - Meter-Related Costs
Meter costs can be grouped into three main categories: equipment costs, labor costs, and recurring costs. Since submetering systems can vary greatly...
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Submetering - U.S. Department of Energy Federal Building Metering Guide: November 2014 Update
Defines which Federal buildings are appropriate to meter, provides metering prioritization recommendations, and requires a five-year metering implem...
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Submetering - EPA Sub-Metering Energy Use in Colleges and Universities: Incentives and Challenges
EPA Sub-Metering Energy Use in Colleges and Universities: Incentives and Challenges Due to the energy conscious behavioral incentives made possib...
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Submetering - DOE FEMP | Guidance for Electric Metering in Federal Buildings
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/metering_guidance.pdf
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Submetering - DOE Brookhaven National Laboratory | Metering Best Practices: A Guide to Achieving Utility Resource Efficiency
http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2015/04/f21/mbpg2015.pdf
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Submetering - Energy Star | Sub-Metering Energy Use in Colleges and Universities: Incentives and Challenges
https://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/higher_ed/Submeter_energy_use.pdf
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Lighting - Example Survey Questions
Does the building have sub-metering of major energy uses (e.g. lighting, hot water, motors etc.)?
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HVAC - WEc4
Water Metering
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HVAC - EAc5
Advanced Energy Metering
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HVAC - EAc3
Advanced Energy Metering
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HVAC - WEc4
Water Metering
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HVAC - EAc3
Advanced Energy Metering
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Water - Green Tips
Sub-meter and monitor water use to detect and fix leaks in the system.
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Water - Green Tips Impact
Meter water system components to identify sources of leaks prior to damage or mold growth.
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Water - Green Tips
Read conductivity and flow meters regularly to quickly identify problems and record any trends.
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Water - Green Tips
Install meters in different areas or zones of the water system to monitor flow rates.
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Water - WEp2
Building-Level Water Metering
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Water - WEc4
Water Metering
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Water - WEp3
Building-Level Water Metering
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Water - WEc4
Water Metering
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Submetering - Green Tips and Strategies
When it comes to procuring a metering system, resist the urge to ‘over-buy’ and focus on the specific metering equipment needed to accom...
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Submetering - Green Tips and Strategies
Consider selecting revenue grade electric meters with web integration functionality to ensure greater accuracy and monitoring.
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Submetering - Green Tips and Strategies
Consider reconciling front-end metering and monitoring system with manual readings to ensure accuracy.
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Submetering - WEp3
Building-Level Water Metering
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Submetering - WEc4
Water Metering
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Submetering - EAp3
Building-Level Energy Metering
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Submetering - EAc3
Advanced Energy Metering
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Submetering - WEp2
Building-Level Water Metering
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Submetering - WEc4
Water Metering
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Submetering - EAp3
Building-Level Energy Metering
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Submetering - EAc5
Advanced Energy Metering
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Submetering - Presidential Memorandum: Federal Leadership on Energy Management
Encourages improved building performance and energy management by requiring Federal agencies to install building energy meters and submeters as requ...
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Submetering - State of Washington
Buildings with gross conditioned floor areas over 50,000 square feet are required to measure, monitor, record, and display energy consumption data f...
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Lighting - Green Tips
Utilize sub-meters to monitor electricity use and use this data to identify waste and maintenance concerns.
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Water - Green Tips Behavior
Meter and publically showcase or distribute the gathered data on water use. Demonstrate use over time to bring personal value to occupants.
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Submetering - Green Tips and Strategies
Define metering and stakeholder objectives and how the data generated will be used to meet those objectives.
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Submetering - Green Tips and Behavior
Simplify real-time and interval data collected by submeters in an energy metering system that organizes building resource use according to energy an...
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Submetering - Green Globes NC
Is there sub-metering for all water-intensive indoor applications such as commercial kitchens, labs, pools, spas, etc.?
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Submetering - Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005)
Federal buildings are required to have building-level metering of electricity according to Section 103 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. “All ...
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Submetering - Green Globes New Construction
Green Globes emphasizes the importance of submetering, specifically. Submeters are a central focus of Metering, Measurement and Verification assessm...
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Submetering - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
The Principles require installation of building level meters for electricity, natural gas, and steam, with advanced meters as required by statute....
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Water - Guiding Principles for Sustainable Federal Buildings
Guiding Principle 3 addresses the need to "Protect and Conserve Water" in facilities indoors and outdoors as well as using alternative water sourc...
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Submetering - System Specific Maintenance
Submetering systems must be installed and maintained properly by trained and motivated O&M staff to achieve the design performance objectives. O...
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Submetering - System Overview
Cost Savings Submetering itself does not reduce utility costs, but the data can guide management strategies, investment, and operational decision...
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Submetering - Green Tips and Behavior
Review that meter installation is in accordance with tenant lease and billing procedures. “Green Leases” ability to pass on cost of ener...
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Submetering - Green Tips and Strategies
Ensure that building and system operators have access to training or are already prepared to provide cost-effective meter and invertor maintenance o...
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Submetering - Green Globes NC
Is there sub-metering installed for the following systems: light and lighting controls by floor or by zones, plug loads by floor or by zone, major e...
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Submetering - O&M
One of the best ways to save energy is to measure and manage it. There are two basic methods for managing resource use: through improved resou...
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Lighting - Green Globes for Existing Buildings
The lighting system is primarily addressed in the Energy and Indoor Environment categories of Green Globes for Existing Buildings. Incorporating hig...
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Water - Operations and Maintenance Costs
Within the office facility, leaks and corrosion can lead to expensive and time-consuming structural damage as well as an increase in water utility c...
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Water - Corrosion and Water Quality
Water contaminants in mechanical process equipment can form deposits, scales, or carryover if not properly expelled through blow-down. These deposit...
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Water - Green Globes New Construction
A sustainable water system is directly addressed in Green Globes New Construction certification system in the categories of project management, site...
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Water - Green Globes for Existing Buildings
Green Globes for Existing Buildings encourages cognitive implementation and metering of water heating equipment for energy efficiency measures. With...
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Submetering - Resources
Using the data from submetering systems to better manage building operations and maintenance can have a significant impact on a building’s ove...
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Submetering - Uses of Submetering Data
Submeters are a versatile building technology that can provide diverse resource benefits. Metered data helps to verify utility accuracy, identify en...
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Submetering - Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA)
Adds to the metering requirements of Energy Policy Act of 2005 by requiring that agencies establish energy benchmarks for their facilities’ po...
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Submetering - LEED BD+C: New Construction (v4)
LEED Building Design and Construction (BD+C) requires building-level water and energy metering. This requirement is intended to help identify opport...
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Submetering - LEED O+M: Existing Buildings (v4)
LEED Operations and Maintenance (O+M) for Existing Buildings requires building-level water and energy metering. This requirement is intended to help...
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Water - Cooling Tower
Water leaves the cooling tower system through evaporation, blow-downdrift, and basin leaks and overflows, and therefore has to be replaced. Since co...
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Water - LEED O+M: Existing Buildings (v4)
Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design (LEED) for Building Operations and Maintenance (O+M) dedicates certification credits to reducing the b...
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IEQ - Facility Manager
By establishing green cleaning contracts and purchasing agreements that specify environmentally-friendly cleaning and office materials, the facility...
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Submetering - ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 90.1-2013
Provides the minimum requirements for energy-efficient design of most buildings, except low-rise residential buildings in the United States. Require...
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Submetering - System Impact on Humans
Submeters offer an exciting look into a building's energy consumption. While submetering systems by themselves have no direct impact on resource use...
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Water - Health
Leaks in the water system, if left unidentified and untreated, can serve as a catalyst for mold growth within the building space. Prolonged exposure...
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Water - Energy Independence and Security Act (2007)
The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) requires facility managers, as defined by the act, to complete comprehensive water evaluations throu...
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Submetering - System Bundling
Submetering technology can work independently to track specific utility information or consumption for a system or space, however, its potential is ...
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HVAC - Commissioning
The process of ensuring that your building is operating properly starts with commissioning. In general, commissioning is the process of ensuring tha...
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Submetering - Enabling Monitoring-Based Commissioning
Enhances building performance by utilizing metered data to recognize system inefficiencies and energy anomalies. Identifies energy-consuming load...
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Submetering - Identifying and Monitoring Efficiency Retrofits
Resource audits based on metered data help to determine the value of making investments in system retrofits and replacements to improve a building's...
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Submetering - Lifecycle Cost Analysis
Submetering systems are distinct among building retrofit investments in that they themselves do not reduce resource consumption. Their role in enabl...
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Submetering - Human Behavior on System
People’s behavior is a critical factor in a building’s energy use and can often account for significant changes in the amount of energy ...
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Water - Plumbing Fixtures
High efficiency plumbing fixtures (toilets, urinals, faucets, and showers) can lead to significant water savings. FEMP BMP #6 gives some guidance on...