MULTIFAMILY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM
EXISTING BUILDINGS COMPONENT
Energy Reduction Plan
Guidelines
November 2007
Version 1.1
November 2007
Version 1.1
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Table of Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
1 Existing Buildings Energy Reduction Plan Guidelines ............................. 3
1.1 Role of the Energy Reduction Plan .......................................................................... 4
1.1.1 Basic Definition (How it differs from an Energy Audit) ................................................... 4
1.1.2 Basic Contents of the Energy Reduction Plan ................................................................... 4
1.1.3 Program Rules – Requirements of the Energy Reduction Plan .......................................... 4
1.2 Existing Building Benchmarking ............................................................................. 7
1.2.1 Benchmarking Tool Instructions ........................................................................................ 8
1.2.2 Benchmarking Tool Version 1.1 ...................................................................................... 10
1.2.3 Direct Metering Assistant ................................................................................................ 11
1.2.4
Initial Benchmark Report and Drawdown Request #1 ..................................................... 12
2 Existing Building Energy Auditing Requirements .................................. 18
2.1 Scope ...................................................................................................................... 19
2.2 Objectives ............................................................................................................... 19
2.3 General Approach to Building Assessment ............................................................ 19
2.4 Consumption and Rate Analysis ..............................................