Better Buildings, Better Plants Voluntary Pledge Program

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Overview

Member Progress Update
Instructions
Sample Completed Form

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Sheet 1: Member Progress Update

	Please complete the following information and return to your Better Buildings Alliance Account Manager:
	Organization Company Name:
	Organization Company Contact Name:
	E-mail Address:
	Energy Savings Goal(s):
	Baseline Year:
	Year of Data Reported in this Form:
	Square Footage of United States Building Portfolio Committed to Energy Savings Goal:	Baseline Year	Current Year	Previous Year
	Source Energy Consumed (See instructions tab for guidance)	Baseline Year	Current Year	Previous Year
	Electricity (kBtu)
	Natural gas (kBtu)
	Other (please specify type and units)
	Total Source Energy Consumed, (kBtu):	0	0	0
	Total Energy Usage Intensity (kBtu/sq ft)
	Improvement in EUI since Previous Year:
	Improvement in EUI since Baseline Year :
	Please describe (1) any methods undertaken to normalize energy use data and (2) any adjustments to baseline energy use:
	Please describe any Better Buildings Alliance project team activities or resources adopted by your organization that improved energy performance in your building portfolio. If possible, provide: systems and buildings impacted, approximate energy savings (in $ or Btu), type of fuel, geographic location, and additional descriptive details about the projects:
	Please describe other innovative and impactful technologies and practices implemented by your organization to reduce energy use that you would like to share with DOE and other Alliance members:
	Thank you for sharing your energy efficiency progress with the Better Buildings Alliance!

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Sheet 2: Instructions

Instructions for Member Progress Update

Reporting Form Field:

Instructions:

Company Name:

Provide the name of the organization that has committed to the voluntary partnership

Company Contact Name:

Provide the name of the person with the organization who is responsible and knowlegable of this information.

E-mail Address:

Provide the email address for the organizational contact.

Energy Savings Goal:

Please list your energy reduction goal for your portfolio. For example, Better Buildings recommends a goal of 2% reduction per year for 10 years from a specific baseline year. If you do not have reduction goals in this format, please list any energy goal that applies to your U.S. Portfolio.

Base Year:

Identify the base year for your pledge agreement, in YYYY format.

Year of Data Reported:

Identify the current reporting year, in YYYY format.

Square footage of building portfolio committed to energy savings goal:

Provide the square footage of the building portfolio committed to the energy savings goal that your organization has set. This will used as to determine the EUI calculation. In most cases, this should incorporate all buildings in your portfolio. Some exceptions may apply. For instance, building management companies that do not have permission from clients to include client buildings in the total energy reduction goal may not be able to count those buildings. Contact your Account Manager or write to [email protected] if you have additional questions.

Source Energy Consumed:

Site energy is the amount of heat and electricity consumed by a building as reflected in utility bills. Source energy on the other hand is the raw fuel that is burned to create the heat and electricity, which is then used by a specific site. The factors used to restate site energy in terms of the total equivalent source energy units are called the source-site ratios. To calculate your source energy use, simply multiply your site energy use (in Btu) by the source-site ratio. For electricity generated on site (for example, with a CHP system), the recommended method for tracking is to report only the BTU content of the input fuel and not the resulting electricity.

Total Source Energy Consumed (kBtu):

This represents the total primary energy consumed; this number is calcuated by the spreadsheet ( to calculate please sum all energy sources: electricity, natural gas, other).

Total Energy Usage Intensity kBtu):

This represents the total energy intensity; this number is calculated by the spreadsheet (to calculate this number please divide the total source energy consumed by the total square footage committed to the energy savings goal).

Improvement in EUI since Previous Year(%):

This number is calcuated by the spreadsheet, reflecting the change in energy intensity experienced in current year.

Improvement in EUI since Baseline Year (%):

This number is calcuated by the spreadsheet, reflecting the change in energy intensity since the baseline year.

Please describe (1) any methods undertaken to normalize energy use data and (2) any adjustments to baseline energy use.

Please describe any methods undertaking to normalize or adjust your energy use data for the reporting period.” Subsequently, the instructions would read: “Briefly describe any adjustments or normalization that occurred for the current and baseline reporting periods (i.e., weather normalization or changes in occupancy). If there were significant changes to the size of the building portfolio, please explain those changes. For additional information, contact [email protected].

Please describe the energy efficient technologies, strategies, and practices employed during the previous year to decrease intensity. Please identify systems impacted and approximate savings from project team activities: (Ex: used lighting specifications to upgrade 5 parking lots for savings of 10,000 MMBtu and $5,000 per year; used implementation model for savings of 10,000 MMBtu)

Briefly describe, in general, the range of technologies, strategies and practices employed during the current year that resulted in a reduction in energy-intensity. Be sure to identify activites conducted in cooperation wtih program project teams. Identify systems and if possible, buildings that were impacted. Optional details: approximate energy savings (in $ or Btu), type of fuel, geographic location, and additional descriptive details about the projects.

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Sheet 3: Sample Completed Form

						Member Progress Update
	Please complete the following information and return to your Better Buildings Alliance Account Manager:
	Organization Company Name:	XYZ company
	Organization Company Contact Name:	Jane Smith
	E-mail Address:	[email protected]
	Energy Saving Goal:	To reduce energy consumption by 20% by 2020
	Baseline Year:	2010
	Year of Data Reported in this Form:	2013
	Square footage of United States building portfolio committed to energy savings goal:	Baseline Year	Current Year	Previous Year
		1,236,050	1,318,410	1,297,225
	Source Energy Consumed (See instructions tab for guidance)	Baseline Year	Current Year	Previous Year
	Electricity (kBtu)	157,910,819	154,464,883	155,326,946
	Natural gas (kBtu)	45,006,250	44,798,400	45,865,186
	Other - Fuel Oil #2 (kBtu)	18,335,879	11,552,716	13,733,764
	Total Source Energy Consumed, (kBtu):	221,252,948	210,815,999	214,925,896
	Total Energy Usage Intensity (kBtu/sq ft)	179	160	166
	Improvement in EUI since Previous Year:	3%
	Improvement in EUI since Baseline Year :	11%
	Please describe (1) any methods undertaken to normalize energy use data and (2) any adjustments to baseline energy use:
	Our data has been normalized for occupancy and weather through ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
	Please describe any Better Buildings Alliance project team activities or resources adopted by your organization that improved energy performance in your building portfolio. If possible, provide: systems and buildings impacted, approximate energy savings (in $ or Btu), type of fuel, geographic location, and additional descriptive details about the projects:
	We participated on the lighting and electrical project team calls and used lighting specifications to upgrade 5 parking lots for savings of 1,000 MMBtu and $5,000 per year; used implementation model for savings of 72,000 MMBtu; participated on the Market Solutions team to identify green lease clauses that we are adding to new leases
	Please describe other innovative and impactful technologies and practices implemented by your organization to reduce energy use that you would like to share with DOE and other Alliance members:
	We are currently evaluating the opportunity to use solar panels at one of our properties to generate energy for use within the building. We expect the project to produce 20% of the building's energy use.
	Thank you for sharing your energy efficiency progress with the Better Buildings Alliance!