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I have a mixed-use building and am wondering if it is possible to pursue the prerequisite through Case 1. How do we proceed?

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EBOM-2009 EAp2:Minimum Energy Efficiency Performance

Energy Star Portfolio Manager

Pablo Fortunato Suarez

Principal ESD Consultant/Architect

GreenArc Sustainable Building & Architecture

LEEDuser Basic Member

170 thumbs up

September 27, 2016

I had recently checked the Energy Star Portfolio Manager website and it seems to be down. It has been a few days. Would anyone know if there's an alternate website or if and when the original site will be restored?

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Trista Brown

Project Director

WSP USA

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Wed, 10/05/2016 - 16:42

Hi Pablo, I got an email from Energy Star yesterday about upcoming Portfolio Manager maintenance: "From October 3-12, 2016, EPA is implementing software upgrades to the Portfolio Manager database system. These upgrades are being made to ready the system for future improvements to system performance. They should be invisible to users, and we don’t expect any disruptions to services or performance. If, however, you do experience any problems, we ask that you please alert us by sending a message using the “Ask a Question” link at www.energystar.gov/buildingshelp" I don't know if your issue is related to this, but maybe sending them a message will help you get an answer. I was also able to log in with no trouble today, so maybe you can now too.

Pablo Fortunato Suarez

Principal ESD Consultant/Architect

GreenArc Sustainable Building & Architecture

LEEDuser Basic Member

170 thumbs up

Fri, 10/14/2016 - 07:52

Thank you Trista. Apparently I had encountered problems with the service provider. I tried accessing from different locations (with different internet providers) and I was able to connect.

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