SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
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Light Industrial
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Health Care Facilities
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Universal
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Focus Area
Topic
Baseline Practice
Question #
Question
Is there an energy management plan with specific energy or carbon reduction targets?
Applicability
All asset classes
Owner/landlord occupied building
Tenant occupied building – some or all systems managed by the owner/landlord
Answer & Scoring
- Yes – this is a baseline requirement
- Not applicable – Tenant occupied building: No systems managed by the owner/landlord
Requirements
The Energy Management Goal and Plan must cover the following:
- Outline the vision for energy management going forward, such as goals or targets in relation to the baseline or managing carbon emissions
- Where Portfolio-wide Energy Management Plans are referenced, provide a narrative that describes how the plan is applied at the building level
- For each of the Energy Conservation Measures (ECM) listed in the Assessment, determine the following:
- Whether it will be implemented (if not, explain why)
- The associated budget (implementation cost, savings, incentive)
- Overview of metrics to be used to measure progress
- A timeline for completion (one year, five years and 10 years)
- The person responsible for implementation
Documentation
Suggested Lead
In-house: Facility Maintenance in conjunction with Building Manager/Policy Makers
Value
- Set energy and carbon reduction goals to help reduce their building’s environmental impact and improve its efficiency. Create an energy management plan to reach these goals
- Creating a plan keeps the team accountable and facilitates discussions of what is realistic in what timeline
- Building tenants as well as the city or country a building is located in may have energy or carbon reduction goals as a response to global warming and climate change that can inform the energy management plan
- Energy and carbon management plans should include short-term and long-term energy and carbon reduction goals
RELATED Questions:
Description
The development of an energy management plan that includes targets, metrics, approaches and milestones will provide the foundation for building an energy and carbon reduction program. Follow ISO-50001 guidance, or equivalent.
Plans may include carbon emissions from on-site combustion (such as gas-fired boilers), refrigerant leaks (fugitive emissions) and purchased energy (such as electricity or steam), typically referred to as Scope 1 and 2 emissions. The plan may also work toward developing an approach for assessing emissions from fleet vehicles and emissions from service providers (such as snow removal etc.), typically referred to as Scope 3 emissions.
References
Adapted BB 3.0 Question
Best Practice 4 — Is an Energy Management Plan in place at the building?
Best Practice 5 — Is an energy reduction target in place at the building?