MPR 6 - Energy Star Portfolio Manager not for future buildings?

Cassandra Kail

MWA Architects

LEEDuser Basic Member

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January 14, 2013

I am currently working on a LEED-NC 2009 Multiple Building Project. We are having a problem with MPR 6; commit to showing whole-building energy and water use data. The owner spoke to Energy Star about the Energy Star Portfolio Manager and found that you cannot set up an account for a building that has a future construction date. How has this been handled in the past? Are we to just wait to set up the Portfolio Manager until the building is constructed? How do we submit our design credits if we do not even have our Minimum Program Requirements met?

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Jeremy Kuhre

Sustainable Buildings & Operations Manager

Sustainable Solutions Corporation

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Mon, 01/14/2013 - 19:08

Cassandra, the EPA is likely referring to the fact that Portfolio Manager is meant for existing buildings, whereas other tools (such as Target Finder) are more geared to new construction. You can still set up the under-construction building in Portfolio Manager with the information you have currently (i.e. square footage, address, building space type, etc.). You can then share the building with the USGBC's master account. This is an accepted approach to meeting MPR 6.