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CRITERION VALUE AS ENTERED IN

PORTFOLIO MANAGER VERIFICATION QUESTIONS NOTES

Building Name Office Sample Facility 

Is this the official building name to be displayed in

the ENERGY STAR Registry of Labeled

Buildings? 

Type Office Is this an accurate description of the space in 

question? 

Location

1234 Main Street, Charlotte, 

NC 28227 

Is this address accurate and complete? Correct 

weather normalization requires an accurate zip 

code. 

Annual Occupancy

Rate 95 % 

Has the property maintained an average 

occupancy of 75% or higher across the 12 month 

period being assessed? 

Single Structure Single Facility 

Does this SEP represent a single structure? SEPs 

cannot be submitted for multiple-building 

campuses (with the exception of acute care or 

children's hospitals) nor can they be submitted as 

representing only a portion of a building 

Office Space (Office)

CRITERION VALUE AS ENTERED IN 

PORTFOLIO MANAGER VERIFICATION QUESTIONS NOTES

Gross Floor Area 52,452 Sq. Ft. 

Does this square footage include all supporting

functions such as kitchens and break rooms used 

by staff, storage areas, administrative areas, 

elevators, stairwells, atria, vent shafts, etc. Also 

note that existing atriums should only include the 

base floor area that it occupies. Interstitial 

(plenum) space between floors should not be 

included in the total. Finally gross floor area is not 

the same as leasable space. Leasable space is a 

subset of gross floor area. 

 

Weekly operating 

hours

90 Hours 

Is this the total number of hours per week that the 

Office space is 75% occupied? This number 

should exclude hours when the facility is occupied 

only by maintenance, security, or other support

personnel. For facilities with a schedule that varies 

during the year, "operating hours/week" refers to 

the total weekly hours for the schedule most often 

followed. 

 

Workers on Main

Shift

1,300 

Is this the number of employees present during the 

main shift? Note this is not the total number of 

employees or visitors who are in a building during 

an entire 24 hour period. For example, if there are 

two daily 8 hour shifts of 100 workers each, the 

Workers on Main Shift value is 100. The normal 

worker density ranges between 0.3 and 10

workers per 1000 square feet (92.8 square 

meters) 

 

Number of PCs 63 Is this the number of personal computers in the

 

Percent Cooled 50% or more 

Is this the percentage of the total floor space within 

the facility that is served by mechanical cooling 

equipment? 

Percent Heated 50% or more 

Is this the percentage of the total floor space within 

the facility that is served by mechanical heating 

equipment? 

Data Center (Computer Data Center)

CRITERION VALUE AS ENTERED IN 

PORTFOLIO MANAGER VERIFICATION QUESTIONS NOTES

ENERGY STAR

® Data Checklist 

for Commercial Buildings

OMB Control No. 2060-0347

In order for a building to qualify for the ENERGY STAR, a Professional Engineer (PE) must validate the accuracy of the data underlying the building's energy 

performance rating. This checklist is designed to provide an at-a-glance summary of a property's physical and operating characteristics, as well as its total energy 

consumption, to assist the PE in double-checking the information that the building owner or operator has entered into Portfolio Manager.

Please complete and sign this checklist and include it with the stamped, signed Statement of Energy Performance.

NOTE: You must check each box to indicate that each value is correct, OR include a note. 

Office? 
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Gross Floor Area 780 Sq. Ft. Does this square footage include all supporting 

functions of the computer data center?

Weekly operating 

hours

168 Hours Is this the total number of hours per week that the 

computer data center is in operation?

Parking lot (Parking)

CRITERION VALUE AS ENTERED IN 

PORTFOLIO MANAGER VERIFICATION QUESTIONS NOTES

Gross Floor Area 18,694 Sq. Ft. Is this the total square footage of the entire parking 

area (enclosed + nonenclosed + open floor area)?

Enclosed Floor

Area 1,476 Sq. Ft.

Is this the total square footage of the enclosed 

garage space? An enclosed garage is defined as 

having both sides and a roof.

Non-Enclosed

Floor Area (w/roof)

0 Sq. Ft.

Is this the total square footage of the nonenclosed 

garage space? This is typically defined as the 

portion of the garage above ground (contains no 

sides but is under a roof).

Open Floor Area

(w/o roof)

17,218 Sq. Ft.

Is this the total square footage of the nonenclosed 

parking area without a roof? This is typically

defined as open parking lots or the very top level of 

an above ground parking garage.

Weekly Hours of

Access 168 Hours Is this the total number of hours per week when it 

is possible for a vehicle to enter or exit?
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ENERGY STAR

® Data Checklist 

for Commercial Buildings

Energy Consumption

Power Generation Plant or Distribution Utility: Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Fuel Type: Electricity

Meter: Electric Meter (kWh (thousand Watt-hours)) 

Space(s): Entire Facility

Generation Method: Grid Purchase

Start Date End Date Energy Use (kWh (thousand Watt-hours))

05/01/2009 05/31/2009 45,600.00

04/01/2009 04/30/2009 54,800.00

03/01/2009 03/31/2009 52,600.00

02/01/2009 02/28/2009 67,200.00

01/01/2009 01/31/2009 77,200.00

12/01/2008 12/31/2008 59,800.00

11/01/2008 11/30/2008 57,600.00

10/01/2008 10/31/2008 67,800.00

09/01/2008 09/30/2008 54,200.00

08/01/2008 08/31/2008 42,000.00

07/01/2008 07/31/2008 47,000.00

06/01/2008 06/30/2008 45,000.00

Electric Meter Consumption (kWh (thousand Watt-hours)) 670,800.00

Electric Meter Consumption (kBtu (thousand Btu)) 2,288,769.60

Total Electricity (Grid Purchase) Consumption (kBtu (thousand Btu)) 2,288,769.60

Is this the total Electricity (Grid Purchase) consumption at this building including all

Electricity meters?

Fuel Type: Natural Gas

Meter: Natural Gas Meter (ccf (hundred cubic feet)) 

Space(s): Entire Facility

Start Date End Date Energy Use (ccf (hundred cubic feet))

05/01/2009 05/31/2009 1,436.00

04/01/2009 04/30/2009 1,658.00

03/01/2009 03/31/2009 287.00

02/01/2009 02/28/2009 310.00

01/01/2009 01/31/2009 166.00

12/01/2008 12/31/2008 91.00

11/01/2008 11/30/2008 141.00

10/01/2008 10/31/2008 280.00

09/01/2008 09/30/2008 1,729.00

08/01/2008 08/31/2008 1,276.00
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07/01/2008 07/31/2008 2,109.00

06/01/2008 06/30/2008 2,109.00

Natural Gas Meter Consumption (ccf (hundred cubic feet)) 11,592.00

Natural Gas Meter Consumption (kBtu (thousand Btu)) 1,192,816.80

Total Natural Gas Consumption (kBtu (thousand Btu)) 1,192,816.80

Is this the total Natural Gas consumption at this building including all Natural Gas meters?

Additional Fuels

Do the fuel consumption totals shown above represent the total energy use of this building? 

Please confirm there are no additional fuels (district energy, generator fuel oil) used in this facility.

On-Site Solar and Wind Energy

Do the fuel consumption totals shown above include all on-site solar and/or wind power located at 

your facility? Please confirm that no on-site solar or wind installations have been omitted from this 

list. All on-site systems must be reported.

Certifying Professional

(When applying for the ENERGY STAR, the Certifying Professional must be the same as the PE that signed and stamped the SEP.) 

Name: Date: 

Signature: 

Signature is required when applying for the ENERGY STAR.

The public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5 hours per response. Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy 

of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, 

Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any 

correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

EPA Form 5900-197