What is a building energy asset score?

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Building Energy Asset Score (Asset Score) is a national standardized tool for assessing the physical and structural energy efficiency of commercial and multifamily residential buildings.

What is a Energy Star score?

Using the 1–100 ENERGY STAR score, you can understand how your building’s energy consumption measures up against similar buildings nationwide. The ENERGY STAR score allows everyone in your organization, from the maintenance tech to the CEO, to quickly understand how your building is performing.

What is the DOE building energy asset score?

The DOE Building Energy Asset Score (Asset Score) assesses the energy efficiency of these assets and identifies opportunities for improvement. Using building information inputted by the user, the tool runs a sophisticated whole-building energy simulation and generates an Energy Asset Score Report that includes the following actionable information:

What is the energy asset score tool?

The Asset Score tool assesses the energy efficiency of a building's physical systems and produces an Energy Asset Score Report. Use Asset Score to identify cost-effective energy efficiency measures to help buildings meet EUI and GHGe goals for compliance with your jurisdiction's BPS policy.

How does a building energy score work?

Based on the information you enter about your building, such as its size, location, number of occupants, number of PCs, etc., the score’s algorithm estimates how much energy the building would use if it were the best performing, the worst performing, and every level in between.

What does a 50 energy score mean?

A score of 50 represents median energy performance, while a score of 75 or higher indicates your building is a top performer—and may be eligible for ENERGY STAR certification. It’s a simple but powerful tool.