ASTM-E2797 2011

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E2797-11 Standard Practice for Building Energy Performance Assessment for a Building Involved in a Real Estate Transaction

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ASTM	2011	37

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1.1 Purpose The purpose of this standard is to define a commercially useful practice in the United States of America for conducting a building energy performance assessment (BEPA) on a building involved in a commercial real estate transaction and subsequent reporting of the building energy performance information. The practice is intended to provide a methodology to the user for the collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting of building energy performance information associated with a commercial building. The practice may be used independently or as a voluntary supplement to Guide E2018 for property condition assessments or Practice E1527 for Phase I environmental site assessments . Utilization of this practice and performance of a BEPA is voluntary. If the property owner (e.g., the seller) is unwilling to provide building energy use and cost information, a BEPA cannot be performed.

1.2 Building Energy Performance This practice defines building energy performance as the building s total annual energy use and cost for heating, cooling, electricity, and other related uses. Energy use , for example, includes total electricity purchased; purchased or delivered steam, hot water, or chilled water; natural gas; fuel oil; coal; propane; biomass; or any other matter consumed as fuel and any electricity generated on site from alternative energy systems (for example, wind energy generator technology or solar photovoltaic systems).

1.3 Objectives Objectives in the development of this practice are to: (1) define a commercially useful practice for collecting, compiling, and analyzing building energy performance information associated with a building involved in a commercial real estate transaction ; (2) facilitate consistency in the collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting of building energy performance information as may be required under building labeling, disclosure, or mandatory auditing regulations; (3) supplement as needed a property condition assessment conducted in accordance with Guide E2018 or an environmental site assessment conducted in accordance with Practice E1527 ; (4) provide that the process for building energy performance data collection, compilation, analysis, and reporting is consistent, transparent, practical and reasonable; and (5) provide an industry standard for the conduct of a BEPA on a building involved in a commercial real estate transaction , subject to existing statutes and regulations which may differ in terms of scope and practice.

1.4 Documentation The scope of this practice includes data collection, compilation and reporting requirements. Documentation of all sources, records, and resources relied upon in the investigation is provided in the report .

1.5 Considerations Outside the Scope The use of this practice is limited to the collection, compilation, and analysis of building energy performance information as defined by this practice. While this information may be used to facilitate building benchmarking, labeling, rating or ranking, reporting of building energy performance information between a seller and a buyer or a landlord and a tenant on a voluntary basis or as may be required by building labeling disclosure or mandatory auditing regulations applicable to the building, or any other use, such use is beyond the scope of this practice.

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PDF Pages	PDF Title
1	Scope
2	Referenced Documents Terminology
5	Significance and Use
6	Relationship to Practice E2018 PCA and Practice E1527 ESA User Responsibilities
7	Building Energy Performance Assessment Process
8	Site Visit Interview with Owner, Operator or Key Site Manager
9	Records Collection
10	Records Review and Analysis TABLE 1
12	Evaluation and Report Preparation
13	Non-Scope Considerations
14	Keywords X1. LEGAL BACKGROUND ON FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE DISCLOSURE LEGISLATION AND REGULATION X1.1 X1.2 X1.3
16	TABLE X1.1
19	X2. BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY LABELING PROGRAMS X2.1 X2.2
20	X3. GOVERNMENT AND UTILITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE/GRANT PROGRAM TRACKING USING DSIRE X3.1 X3.2 X4. CONSULTANT PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE X4.1 Consultant X4.2 Relevant Experience X5. INFORMATION THAT CAN BE COLLECTED FROM BUILDING OWNER/OPERATOR OR KEY SITE MANAGER X5.1 X5.2 X5.3
21	X5.4
22	X6. RECOMMENDED TABLE OF CONTENTS AND REPORT FORMAT (Assuming the BEPA is Independent of the Phase I ESA or PCA)
23	X7. SUPPLEMENTAL FIXED BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAY IMPACT BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY GENERAL PROPERTY TYPE WITH CATEGORIES AND SUBCATEGORIES
27	X8. GENERAL COMMERCIAL BUILDING SURVEY CHECKLIST X8.1
30	X9. ESTIMATING CARBON EMISSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH COMBUSTION PROCESSES RELATED TO ENERGY USE IN A COMMERCIAL BUILDING X9.1 Estimation of Building Carbon Emissions TABLE X9.1
31	TABLE X9.2 FIG. X9.1
32	X9.2 Building Carbon Emissions TABLE X9.3
33	X10. COMMON NO-COST/LOW-COST ENERGY SAVING MEASURES FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS X10.1 X10.2 No-Cost Measures X10.3 Low-Cost Measures
34	X11. ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLE OF BUILDING ENERGY USE CALCULATIONS X11.1 Collect Building Characteristics Data X11.2 Collect Energy/Weather/Room Occupancy Data
35	X11.3 Determine actual Energy Use and EUI for time period over which data was collected X11.4 Determine Building Total Energy Use Equation (Least Squares Regression Analysis) X11.5 Statistical Analysis of Data X11.6 Determine Building EUI Range
36	X11.7 Determine Building Energy Cost Range
37	X12. BIBLIOGRAPHY X12.1

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Standard Title	E2797-11 Standard Practice for Building Energy Performance Assessment for a Building Involved in a Real Estate Transaction
Published Code	ASTM
Publication Date	2011
Pages Count	37
ICS Codes	91.120.10 - Thermal insulation of buildings

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