I am (finally) wrapping up documentation on a multi-tenant building. It is a LEED-NC project because over 50% of the leaseable space is owner-occupied. The building has 4 electric meters; 3 for leaseable spaces (VRV units, lighting, and plug loads) and 1 for house meter for central plant loads.
Per PI-Form 1 and EAc5 M+V, Option 3, I would like to set the owner up on Energy Star Portfolio Manager. But how does he provide "whole-building energy usage data" if he doesn't received a couple of the tenant meter bills? Does he need to track them manually by looking at their meters outside?
Many thanks!
Trista Brown
Project DirectorWSP USA
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April 2, 2018 - 12:38 pm
Hi Edward, in many cases the utility company can provide the owner with whole building data that aggregates all meters. I'd check to see if that's a possibility since it can really streamline the data entry process on Portfolio Manager and gets you around some common issues with tenants not wanting to share their energy data.