PDFWAC 194-50-150
Normative Annex Z—Washington state Tier 1 covered buildings reporting requirements—This is a normative annex and is part of the Tier 1 covered building requirements of this standard.
Z1 Building owner notifications by the AHJ.
Z1.1 Notification to building owners of covered buildings by the AHJ. Based on records obtained from each county assessor and other available information sources, the AHJ must create a database of covered buildings and building owners required to comply with the standard established in accordance with this section. The database may include buildings and building complexes presumed to meet the definition of covered building and multifamily buildings greater than 50,000 square feet in floor area.
Z1.1.1 The database will contain information about buildings that may be subject to compliance, their owners, and information about multifamily residential buildings eligible for incentives. The database will also contain information to assist tracking and reporting on building owner compliance, and incentive application and distribution. Commerce will create a method for tracking building owner notification responses. Each building or building complex will be assigned a unique building identifier.
Z1.2 By July 1, 2021, the AHJ must provide the owners of covered buildings with notification of compliance requirements. Notifications will be mailed to the mailing addresses county assessors have on file.
Z1.3 Failure by the AHJ to provide the notification in Z1.2 does not release the building owner of the legal obligation to comply with this law. When a covered building undergoes a change of ownership, it is the buyer's responsibility to contact the AHJ and update the covered building's profile.
Z1.4 By July 1, 2021, the AHJ must provide notifications to the building owners of multifamily residential building where the floor area exceeds 50,000 gross square feet, excluding the parking garage area.
Z2 Building owner response to notifications.
Z2.1 Correction of errors.Building owners are responsible for reviewing the property and building information provided by the AHJ through notification including, but not limited to, building or building complex ownership details, gross floor area, and other information as identified by the building owner.
Z2.1.1 Correction of errors documentation form.Building owners who are notified in error may submit a correction form to the AHJ. The correction form will be used to document gross floor area (conditioned and unconditioned) and/or building type. Building owners that submit the correction form must also submit the documentation required to demonstrate an exception as required in Section Z4.1 prior to the compliance date if applicable.
Z3 Washington state reporting requirements for building owners.
Z3.1 General compliance. The building owner of a covered building must report compliance with the standard to the AHJ in accordance with the compliance schedule established under Section Z3.1 and every five years thereafter. For each reporting date, the building owner must submit documentation to demonstrate that:
1. The weather normalized energy use intensity of the covered building measured in a period not to exceed two years prior to the compliance deadline specified in Normative Annex Z3.1 is less than or equal to the energy use intensity target (buildings that meet their energy targets); or
2. The covered building has met the measurement and verification requirements of Section 4.3.3.3 or Section 4.3.3.4 of the investment criteria; or
3. The covered building has received conditional compliance from the AHJ based on energy efficiency actions prescribed by the standard; or
4. The covered building is exempt from the standard by demonstrating that the building meets one of the criteria for an exemption.
Z3.2 Compliance schedule. The building owner of a covered building must report the building owner's compliance with the standard to the AHJ in accordance with the appropriate initial compliance date as follows and every five years thereafter.
1. For a building with more than 220,000 gross square feet, June 1, 2026;
2. For a building with more than 90,000 gross square feet but less than 220,001 gross square feet, June 1, 2027; and
3. For a building with more than 50,000 gross square feet but less than 90,001 gross square feet, June 1, 2028.
4. Covered buildings complying at a grouped building level shall use the compliance schedule representing the largest covered building or the compliance schedule can be graduated through conditional compliance provisions of the standard in accordance with individual covered building compliance schedules of Sections Z3.2, Y3.2, and W3.2. Notify the AHJ a minimum of 180 days prior to the largest covered building's compliance date when complying at a grouped building level to update the covered building profile(s) and when applicable, to apply for conditional compliance in accordance with Section Z4.4 or Z4.5.
Z3.2.1 Early compliance option.Building owners may submit for compliance to the AHJ beginning July 1, 2023. Energy use data for developing the net energy consumption of the covered building shall be measured in a period not to exceed two years prior to the submission of compliance documentation. This section expires June 1, 2028.
Z3.2.2 Application for conditional compliance. Applications for conditional compliance must be submitted to the AHJ no later than 180 days prior to the compliance date to receive conditional compliance approval prior to the compliance date.
Z3.2.3 Application for exemption.Building owners submitting an application for exemption as specified in Section Z4.1 must submit to the AHJ no sooner than three years prior and no later than 180 days prior to the compliance date to receive exemption approval prior to the compliance date.
Z4 Documentation of compliance with the standard. Documentation of compliance shall be submitted to the AHJ demonstrating the building owner has complied with the standard through submission of documentation in accordance with Section Z4.1, Z4.2, Z4.3, Z4.4 or Z4.5. Additional requirements for continued reporting may be required as specified in Z4.6.
Z4.1 Documentation of compliance through exemption.Building owners seeking approval of exemption shall submit to the AHJ the Z6.7 Form H, "Application for exemption certificate," documenting the following:
1. Exemption conditions. The building qualifies for one of the exemptions listed in Z4.1(2), and:
a. Exemption verification. Compliance with the exemption must be verified by the owner based on the building as it is to be occupied and operating on the compliance date;
b. Exemption application time frame. Applications for exemptions may be submitted no sooner than three years prior to the compliance date and submitted to the AHJ no later than 180 days prior to the compliance date;
c. Exemption certificate validity. Exemptions certificates are only valid for the current compliance review cycle.
d. Exemption recertification. Within six months before the compliance date, building owners who have received exemption approval must certify that the building still meets the eligibility qualifications for the exemption and that there have been no material changes to qualifying conditions. A template for acceptable declarations will be made available by the AHJ on the agency website.
2. Exemptions.Covered buildings are not eligible for exemption from the standards unless they meet at least one of the following criteria:
a. Certificate of occupancy. The building did not have a certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy for a consecutive 12-month period within two years prior to the compliance date;
b. Physical occupancy. The building did not have physical occupancy by owner or tenant for at least 50 percent of the conditioned floor area throughout the consecutive 12-month period prior to the building compliance date. Buildings approved for this exemption that have a gross floor area with greater than 20,000 square feet of occupied floor area shall comply with Tier 2 covered building requirements for the occupied floor area;
c. Unconditioned and semi-heated space. The sum of the building's gross floor area minus unconditioned and semi-heated spaces, as defined in the Washington State Energy Code, is less than 50,000 square feet. Buildings approved for this exemption with gross floor area minus unconditioned and semi-heated spaces, as defined in the Washington State Energy Code, greater than 20,000 square feet shall comply with Tier 2 covered building requirements of this standard;
d. Manufacturing or industrial. More than 50 percent of the gross floor area of the building is used for manufacturing or other industrial purposes, as defined under the following use designations of the Washington state edition of the International Building Code:
i. Factory group F; or
ii. High hazard group H.
Aggregate gross floor area of spaces with nonexempt occupancy classification greater than 20,000 square feet shall comply with Tier 2 covered building requirements.
e. Agricultural. The building is an agricultural structure;
f. Demolition. The building is pending demolition; or
g. Financial hardship. The building meets at least one of the following conditions of financial hardship:
i. The building had arrears of property taxes or water or wastewater charges that resulted in the building's inclusion, within the prior two years, on a city's or county's annual tax lien sale list;
ii. The building has a court appointed receiver in control of the asset due to financial distress;
iii. The building is owned by a financial institution through default by a borrower;
iv. The building has been acquired by a deed in lieu of foreclosure within the previous 24 months;
v. The building has a senior mortgage subject to a notice of default;
vi. The building owner has an immediate and heavy financial need which cannot be satisfied from other reasonable available resources and which are caused by events that are beyond their control.
3. Notification of exemption approved or denied. After documents have been submitted and reviewed, the AHJ will send notification of approval or denial.
a. If the exemption is approved the AHJ shall notify the applicant stating the application has been approved and update the AHJ records for the building.
b. If the exemption is denied the AHJ shall notify the applicant stating the application has been denied and update the AHJ records for the building.
4. Compliance required when exemption denied. When an application for exemption is denied the building owner must proceed with the process to demonstrate compliance with one of the compliance options in Washington state reporting requirements for building owners, Z4.2-Z4.5.
Z4.2 Buildings that meet the EUIt.Building owners must provide the following documentation to verify that the buildingweather normalized EUI is less than the building EUIt and that the energy management plan (EMP) must be completed and the operations and maintenance program (O&M) must be implemented.
• Form A;
• Form B;
• Form C.
Z4.3 Buildings that will meet the building investment criteria prior to the compliance date.Building owners must provide the following documentation to verify that the building has implemented all EEMs that meet the cost-effectiveness criteria resulting from the energy audit and economic evaluation criteria from Normative Annex X. The energy management plan (EMP) must be completed and the operations and maintenance program (O&M) must be implemented and all EEMs must be installed and commissioned prior to the compliance date.
• Form A;
• Form B;
• Form C, except buildings unable to meet Section 5.2, Building energy monitoring;
• Form D;
• Form F, except buildings using the exception to Section X2.1.
Z4.4 Buildings that will meet the EUIt through conditional compliance.Building owners must provide the following documentation to verify that the building weather normalized EUI is projected to be less than the building EUIt at the end of the measurement and verification period and that the energy management plan (EMP) must be completed and the operations and maintenance program (O&M) must be implemented. EEMs required to meet the EUIt must be installed and commissioned prior to the compliance date. Verification and completion shall be documented as required in Section Z4.6.
• Form A;
• Form B;
• Form C;
• Form D.
• Continued reporting until completion as specified in Section Z4.6.
Z4.5 Buildings that will meet the building investment criteria through conditional compliance.Building owners must provide the following documentation to verify that the building has implemented all EEMs that meet the cost-effectiveness criteria resulting from the energy audit and economic evaluation criteria from Normative Annex X. The energy management plan (EMP) must be completed and the operations and maintenance program (O&M) must be implemented and all EEMs must be installed and commissioned prior to the compliance date. Verification and completion shall be documented as required in Section Z4.6.
• Form A;
• Form B;
• Form C, except buildings unable to meet Section 5.2 Building Energy Monitoring;
• Form D;
• Form F, except buildings using the exception to Section X2.1.
• Continued reporting until completion as specified in Section Z4.6.
Z4.5.1 Phased implementation for investment criteria through conditional compliance. The building owner may include phased implementation of EEMs such that the building owner is not required to replace a system or equipment before the end of the system or equipment's useful life. System or equipment fitting this description shall be included in the energy audit and Normative Annex X - Investment criteria submission with a schedule for replacement. Phased implementation shall be documented in the energy management plan (EMP) and capital management plan required in Section 5.
Z4.6 Continued reporting until completion. Continued reporting is required as specified in Sections Z4.6.1 and Z4.6.2 until completion when: a) measurement and verification extends one year or more beyond the compliance date, or b) implementation is extended phased implementation.
Z4.6.1 Annual reporting. The following up to date reports shall be submitted to the AHJ annually, (date specific).
• Form A;
• Form B;
• Form C, except buildings unable to meet Section 5.2, Building energy.
Z4.6.2 Completion Reporting. The following up to date reports shall be submitted to the AHJ when all conditions of compliance have been verified and documented:
• Form A;
• Form B;
• Form C, except buildings unable to meet Section 5.2, Building energy monitoring. Buildings unable to meet Section 5.2 shall include the verification specified in Section 9.2.2 in the building energy management plan.
Z5 Violations, assessment of administrative penalties, mitigation and review of penalty decisions.
Z5.1 Authorization. The AHJ is authorized to impose administrative penalties upon building owners for failing to submit documentation demonstrating compliance with the requirements of this standard.
Failure to submit documentation demonstrating compliance by the scheduled reporting date will result in progressive penalties by legal notice.
Z5.2 Notice of violation and opportunity to correct (NOVC) (first notice).
Z5.2.1 Notifying owner of failure to demonstrate compliance. The AHJ may issue a NOVC when a building owner has failed to submit documentation that demonstrates compliance with this standard by the scheduled reporting date.
Z5.2.2 Issuing NOVC. A NOVC may be issued for any of the following reasons:
1. Failure to submit a compliance report in the form and manner prescribed by the AHJ;
2. Failure to meet an energy use intensity target or failure to receive conditional compliance approval;
3. Failure to provide accurate reporting consistent with the requirements of the standard; and
4. Failure to provide a valid exemption certificate.
Z5.2.3 Identifying failure to demonstrate compliance. The AHJ will identify in the NOVC which section(s) of law, code, or the standard for which the building owner has failed to demonstrate compliance.
Z5.2.4 Specifying time frame to remedy. The NOVC will specify the time by which the building owner must cure the violation by submitting documentation that demonstrates compliance with the identified section(s) of law, code, or the standard. The AHJ will give the building owner at least seven calendar days to submit such documentation.
Z5.2.5 Missing NOVC response deadline. If sufficient documentation is not submitted by the date specified in the NOVC, the AHJ will issue a notice of violation and intent to assess administrative penalties (NOVI) and the building owner will be subject to administrative penalties.
Z5.3 Notice of violation and intent to assess administrative penalties (NOVI) (second notice).
Z5.3.1 Issuing NOVI. If a building owner fails to respond to a NOVC by submitting documentation demonstrating compliance by the date specified in the NOVC, the AHJ will issue a NOVI.
Z5.3.2 Identifying failure to demonstrate compliance and assessing penalties. The AHJ will identify in the NOVI which section(s) of law, code, or the standard for which the building owner has failed to demonstrate compliance. The NOVI will also include a description of how the penalties the AHJ intends to assess will be calculated.
Z5.3.3 Responding to NOVI.Building owners must respond to a NOVI within 30 days by either:
1. Submitting an application for exemption in accordance with Section Z4.1 if applicable;
2. Submitting a noncompliance mitigation plan in accordance with Z5.7;
3. Submitting its intent to pay the penalties by using the form provided by the AHJ; or
4. Submitting a request for an administrative proceeding to challenge or mitigate the penalty.
Z5.3.4 Missing NOVI response deadline. If the building owner does not timely request a hearing or submit an application for exemption, the building owner waives its right to a hearing and the director or their designee may issue a final order assessing the penalties described in the NOVI. If the building owner has submitted a mitigation plan, the final order will only assess penalties from the scheduled compliance date until the date of an approval of compliance or conditional compliance.
Z5.3.5 Requesting hearing for denied exemption.Building owners who submit an application for exemption that is denied may request a hearing by submitting a request for a hearing within 30 days of issuance of the decision denying its application for exemption. If the building owner does not request a hearing within 30 days, the building owner waives its right to a hearing and the director or their designee may issue a final order assessing the penalties described in the NOVI.
Z5.4 Assessment of administrative penalties.
Z5.4.1 Penalties for building owners. Failure to submit documentation demonstrating compliance with the standard by the date specified in a NOVC will result in the issuance of a NOVI and the assessment of administrative penalties at an amount not to exceed $5,000 plus an amount based on the duration of any continuing violation. The additional amount for a continuing violation may not exceed a daily amount equal to one dollar per square foot of gross floor area per year.
a. Penalties are assessed for each compliance period.
b. The AHJ may by rule increase the penalty rates to adjust for the effects of inflation.
Z5.4.1.1 Submit a noncompliance mitigation plan. For building owners subject to a NOVI who respond within 30 days by submitting a noncompliance mitigation plan (Z5.7), fines shall be assessed on an annual basis or when the building owner achieves compliance or conditional compliance.
a. With completion documentation. For applicants that submit a noncompliance mitigation plan and who submit documentation demonstrating completion, daily penalties will be assessed from the scheduled compliance date to the date of approval of compliance or conditional compliance. The penalty will be assessed at an amount not to exceed 30 percent of $5,000 plus a daily amount equal to 20 cents per square foot of gross floor area per year.
b. Without completion documentation. For applicants that submit a noncompliance mitigation plan but have not submitted documentation demonstrating completion, if the building does not comply with the standard by the next compliance date, the building owner will be assessed the maximum penalty of $5,000 plus a daily amount equal to one dollar per square foot of gross floor area per year not to exceed a value greater than 18 months of accrued penalty.
Z5.4.1.2 Choose to pay the fine rather than pursuing compliance.Building owners may choose to respond to the NOVI by paying the maximum penalty. The building owner will be assessed the maximum penalty of $5,000 plus a daily amount equal to one dollar per square foot of gross floor area per year not to exceed a value greater than 18 months of accrued penalty.
Z5.4.2 Late fees. When assessed penalties are not paid within 180 days of the date of a final order assessing penalties, the AHJ may assess further penalties. Total penalties assessed for Tier 1 covered buildings will not exceed $5,000 plus a daily amount equal to one dollar per square foot of gross floor area per year.
Z5.4.3 Interest. Interest will accrue on civil penalties pursuant to RCW 43.17.240 if and when the debt becomes past due.
Z5.5 Due date and collection of penalties.
Z5.5.1 Penalties due. Penalties shall become due and payable on the later of:
1. Thirty days after receipt of the final order imposing the penalty; or
2. The date specified in the final order imposing the penalty.
Z5.5.2 Debt collection. If a penalty has not been paid by the due date, the AHJ may assign the debt to a collection agency as authorized by RCW 19.16.500 or take other action to pursue collection as authorized by law. If referred to a collection agency, the AHJ may add a reasonable fee, payable by the debtor, to the outstanding debt for the collection agency fee.
Z5.5.3 Accumulated daily fine. For building owners that are implementing a noncompliance mitigation plan but have not yet complied, the AHJ may assess the accumulated daily fine on June 1st of each year or shortly thereafter.
Z5.6 Payment of administrative penalties.
A check or money order payable in U.S. funds to the Washington state department of commerce can be mailed to:
Washington State Department of Commerce
Re: Clean Buildings Initiative, Energy Division
P.O. Box 42525
Olympia, WA 98504-2525
Z5.7 Noncompliance mitigation plan. Owners of covered buildings that are out of compliance by the scheduled compliance date and have not corrected the violation by the date noted in a NOVC may reduce possible penalties by demonstrating that they are taking action to achieve compliance with the standard. To begin the process of mitigating noncompliance, a building owner must submit to the AHJ the noncompliance mitigation plan form selecting one of the following actions within 30 days of the date of a NOVI to avoid immediate issuance of penalty in accordance with Z5.4.1.
1. Compliance with the standard in accordance with Z4.2.
2. Conditional compliance with the standard in accordance with Z4.4.
3. Conditional compliance with the standard in accordance with Z4.5.
Z5.7.1 Mitigation completion. To demonstrate completion, the building owner shall complete all of the requirements of this standard and submit documentation as required by Section Z4.2, Z4.4 or Z4.5. After the building owner has demonstrated completion, the AHJ shall issue a final order assessing the reduced penalty as specified by Z5.4.1.1(a).
Z5.8 Administrative hearings.
Z5.8.1 Requesting a hearing. A building owner may request an administrative hearing after receiving an NOVI or after the denial of its application for an exemption by submitting a request within 30 days of the date of a NOVI or the denial of a timely application for exemption. All requests must be made in writing and filed at the address specified on the NOVI. For convenience, the AHJ will attach a form titled request for hearing to the NOVI that may be used to request an administrative hearing.
Requests for hearing must be accompanied by the following:
1. Washington state building ID;
2. Submit Annex Z Forms A, B, and C.
Z5.8.2 Hearing process. The AHJ may refer matters to the office of administrative hearings (OAH). Administrative hearings will be conducted in accordance with chapter 34.05 WAC, Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 10-08 WAC, Model rules of procedure, and the procedural rules adopted in this chapter. In the case of a conflict between the model rules of procedure and the procedural rules adopted in this section, the procedural rules adopted in this section take precedence.
Z5.8.3 Initial orders to become final orders. Initial orders issued by the presiding officer will become final without further agency action unless, within 20 days:
1. The director determines that the initial order should be reviewed; or
2. A party to the proceeding files a petition for administrative review of the initial order. Upon occurrence of either event, notice shall be given to all parties to the proceeding.
Z5.8.4. Judicial review. A final order entered pursuant to this section is subject to judicial review pursuant to RCW 34.05.510 through 34.05.598.
Z5.8.5 Collected penalties. Administrative penalties collected under this section must be deposited into the low-income weatherization and structural rehabilitation assistance account created in RCW 70A.35.030.
Z6 Compliance forms. The following section replace Normative Annex C Forms in Standard 100 and provide additional forms specified by rule Building owners are required to submit the applicable forms and the required supporting information to demonstrate compliance with the standard. These forms replace all referenced forms in this standard. The AHJ will make these forms available in an electronic format for submission to the AHJ.
Z6.1 Compliance with Standard 100 (Form A)
Note: | For grouped buildings, use Grouped Buildings Compliance with Standard 100 (Form J), instead of Form A. |
1. Building identification:
a. Washington state building ID;
b. County;
c. County parcel number(s);
d. Portfolio manager property ID number;
e. Property name;
f. Parent property name;
g. Address 1 (street);
h. Address 2;
i. City;
j. State; and
k. Postal code.
2. Contact information:
a. Building owner name(s);
b. Contact name;
c. Address 1 (street);
d. Address 2;
e. City;
f. State/Province;
g. Country;
h. Postal code;
i. Telephone number;
j. Email address.
3. Qualified person:
a. Qualified person name;
b. Address 1 (street);
c. Address 2;
d. City;
e. State;
f. Postal code;
g. Telephone number;
h. Email address;
i. Licensed, certified (select all that apply):
i. Licensure; or
ii. Certifying authority.
4. Energy manager (if different than the qualified person):
a. Energy manager name;
b. Address 1 (street);
c. Address 2;
d. City;
e. State/Province;
f. Postal code;
g. Country;
h. Telephone number;
i. Email address.
5. This compliance report is for:
a. Building that meets the EUIt;
b. Building that meets the building investment criteria prior to the compliance date;
c. Building that will meet the EUIt through conditional compliance;
d. Building that will meet the building investment criteria through conditional compliance;
e. Annual reporting;
f. Completion reporting.
6. Summary data:
a. Energy use intensity target (EUIt) (kBtu/ft2/yr) based on completed Z6.2 Form B;
Note: | Baseline WNEUI for buildings that will meet investment criteria through conditional compliance. |
b. Measured site EUI (kBtu/ft2) for the compliance year for this building based on Z6.3 Form C;
c. Building without an energy target;
Note: | Predicted site EUI for buildings that will meet the EUIt or investment criteria through conditional compliance. |
Note: | Buildings unable to develop EUIt in accordance with Section 7.2.2 or 7.2.3 of this standard shall report national median site EUI as calculated by the Energy Star portfolio manager account and reported on Form C. |
d. Measured weather normalized site EUI (kBtu/ft2) for the compliance year based on Z6.3 Form C;
e. List the months/year of the collected data (mm/yyyy - mm/yyyy) for the compliance year for this building from Z6.3 Form C;
f. Buildings applying for conditional compliance through meeting the EUIt shall submit the following based on Section Z6.4 Form D:
• Baseline EUI;
• Projected EUI;
g. Buildings applying for conditional compliance through meeting the investment criteria shall submit the following based on Section Z6.4 Form D:
• Baseline total kBtu;
• Projected total kBtu;
• Projected savings total kBtu;
h. Buildings unable to comply with Section 5.2, Building energy monitoring and complete Z6.3 Form C shall provide a reason statement.
7. Have the energy management requirements of Section 5 been met? [ ] Yes [ ] No
• Upload energy management plan as specified by the AHJ.
8. Have the operation and maintenance requirements of Section 6 been met? [ ] Yes [ ] No
• Upload operation and maintenance implementation documentation as specified by the AHJ.
9. Date the audit and economic evaluation was completed (N/A if none required).
• Upload audit reports as specified by Z6.4 Form D.
10. Have all EEMs required by Section 8 been implemented? [ ] Yes [ ] No
11. Have the requirements of Section 9 been completed? [ ] Yes [ ] No
12. We state that this building complies with ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100 as amended by the AHJ to conform with RCW 19.27A.210:
a. Signature of building owner:
• Date:
b. Signature of qualified person:
• Date:
c. Signature of energy manager:
• Date:
d. Signature of authority having jurisdiction:
• Conditional or final compliance:
• Date:
Z6.2 Building activity and energy use intensity target (EUIt) (Form B). - Complete form provided by the AHJ with the following information:
1. Building identification:
a. Washington state building ID;
b. County;
c. County parcel number(s);
d. Portfolio manager property ID number;
e. Property name;
f. Parent property name;
g. Address 1 (street);
h. Address 2;
i. City;
j. State; and
k. Postal code.
2. List the building location climate zone, 4C or 5B. Determine the climate zone using ASHRAE climate zone as found on the map in Informative Annex G.
a. Buildings located in Climate Zone 5C shall use Climate Zone 4C.
b. Buildings located in Climate Zone 6B shall use Climate Zone 5B.
3. The gross floor area in square feet shall be reported as defined in Section 3.
4. If entire building is a nontarget building, a single building activity type not listed in Table 7-1, it should be listed as "building without target" on Z6.1 Form A. List "energy target" as "N/A" on Z6.2 Form B and Z6.2 Form B is considered complete.
5. Fill in fraction of gross floor area (A)i for each activity. For single-activity buildings this is 1.0.
6. Fill in the operating shifts normalization factor (S)i from Table 7-3 for each activity.
7. Fill in the activity energy target (EUIt1)i from Table 7-2 (or table from AHJ) for each activity.
8. Calculate weighted space EUI target (A × S × EUIt1)i for each activity.
9. Add up fraction of floor area and enter sum in "Total fraction of floor area with target," and add up all weighted space EUI targets and enter sum as the "energy target" on Z6.2 and Z6.1 Forms B and A.
10. If more than 50 percent of gross floor area has no target, it should be listed as "building without target" on Z6.1 Form A. List "energy target" as "N/A" on Z6.2 Form B.
For single-activity buildings this is 1.0.
Z6.3 Energy Use Intensity Calculations (Form C).Energy Use Intensity Calculations shall be reported via the U.S. EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager (www.energystar.gov/benchmark). The energy manager is responsible for creating Energy Star portfolio manager record for each building.
Exception to Z6.3:Buildings unable to comply with Section 5.2, Building energy monitoring shall comply at the connected buildings level or demonstrate compliance through Z4.3 or Z4.5.
The Energy Star portfolio manager building record shall be identical to the building activity/type, fraction floor area, operating shifts (hours of operation) and gross floor area of the building as reported on Form B. All inputs shall be up to date prior to reporting as required in Section Z4 and annually as required in Section 5.1.2.3, Annual updates of the net energy use and EUI.
Prior to submitting reports run the Energy Star portfolio manager data quality checker and make all corrections required to complete the report.
The energy manager shall use the EPA's Energy Star portfolio manager share properties feature and share the property data with the AHJ by enabling the read only access and exchange data feature.
For each report submitted under Section Z4, the energy manager shall create and submit a report documenting the required data fields listed (below) and other fields deemed necessary by the AHJ for the reporting period.
Report fields shall include:
• Portfolio manager property ID;
• Portfolio manager parent property ID;
• Property name;
• Parent property name;
• Address 1;
• Address 2;
• City;
• County;
• State/Province;
• Postal Code;
• Primary property type - Self-selected;
• Primary property type - EPA calculated;
• List of all property use types at property;
• Property GFA - Self-reported (ft2);
• Property GFA - EPA calculated (buildings and parking) (ft2);
• Property GFA - EPA calculated (buildings) (ft2);
• Property GFA - EPA calculated (parking) (ft2);
• Largest property use type;
• Largest property use type - Gross floor area (ft2);
• 2nd Largest property use type;
• 2nd Largest property use - Gross floor area (ft2);
• 3rd Largest property use type;
• 3rd Largest property use type - Gross floor area (ft2);
• Year built;
• Occupancy;
• Property notes;
• Property data administrator;
• Property data administrator - Email;
• Last modified date - Property;
• Last modified date - Electric meters;
• Last modified date - Gas meters;
• Last modified date - Nonelectric nongas energy meters;
• Local standard ID(s) Washington state building standard;
• Data center - Energy estimates applied;
• Electricity use - Grid purchase and generated from on-site renewable systems (kWh);
• Electricity use - Grid purchase (kWh);
• Electricity use - Generated from on-site renewable systems and used on-site (kWh);
• Natural gas use (therms);
• Fuel oil #1 use (kBtu);
• Fuel oil #2 use (kBtu);
• Fuel oil #4 use (kBtu);
• Fuel oil #5 and 6 use (kBtu);
• Diesel #2 use (kBtu);
• Kerosene use (kBtu);
• Propane use (kBtu);
• District steam use (kBtu);
• District hot water use (kBtu);
• District chilled water use (kBtu);
• Coal - Anthracite use (kBtu);
• Coal - Bituminous use (kBtu);
• Coke use (kBtu);
• Wood use (kBtu);
• Other use (kBtu);
• Default values;
• Temporary values;
• Estimated data flag - Electricity (grid purchase);
• Estimated data flag - Natural gas;
• Alert - Data center does not have an IT meter;
• Alert - Gross floor area is 0 ft2;
• Alert - Property has no uses;
• Data quality checker - Date run;
• Data quality checker run - ?
• Alert - Energy meter has less than 12 full calendar months of data;
• Alert - Energy meter has gaps;
• Alert - Energy meter has overlaps;
• Alert - Energy - No meters selected for metrics;
• Alert - Energy meter has single entry more than 65 days;
• Estimated values - Energy;
• Energy Star score;
• National median site energy use (kBtu);
• National median site EUI (kBtu/ft2);
• Site energy use (kBtu);
• Site EUI (kBtu/ft2);
• Weather normalized site energy use (kBtu);
• Weather normalized site EUI (kBtu/ft2);
• Weather normalized site electricity (kWh);
• Weather normalized site electricity intensity (kWh/ft2);
• Weather normalized site natural gas use (therms);
• Weather normalized site natural gas intensity (therms/ft2) energy current date;
• Electricity use - Generated from on-site renewable systems (kWh);
• Electricity use - Generated from on-site renewable systems and exported (kWh);
• Electricity Use - Grid purchase and generated from on-site renewable systems (kBtu);
• Electricity use - Grid purchase (kBtu);
• Electricity use - Generated from on-site renewable systems and used on site (kBtu);
• Natural gas use (kBtu);
• Percent of total electricity generated from on-site renewable systems;
• Cooling degree days (CDD) (°F);
• Heating degree days (HDD) (°F);
• Weather station name;
• Weather station ID.
Z6.4 End-use analysis requirements.Building owners shall demonstrate compliance with Form D by providing the documentation required by section Z6.4.1.
Z6.4.1 Energy Audit Forms (Form D). The energy audit form shall be provided electronically by completing the energy audit form included in the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Asset Score Tool, or an equivalent tool provided by the AHJ. This form shall be completed to document the energy audit, as published in ASHRAE Standard 211, Standard for commercial building energy audits, including EEMs considered but determined to have a simple payback that is greater than the EEMs useful life.
Form E - Not adopted.
Z6.5 Normative Annex X, Investment Criteria Tool (Form F).
Z6.5.1 To demonstrate compliance with the investment criteria of Normative Annex X, building owners shall complete and submit Form F.
Z6.5.2 Form F shall be developed by the AHJ. Form F shall be a life cycle cost evaluation tool compliant with NIST Standard 135 and capable of supporting the evaluation criteria required by Normative Annex X.
Z6.5.3 Form F shall evaluate all EEMs considered that have a simple payback that is less than the EEMs useful life.
Z6.6 Documentation of a building of historic significance (Form G).
Z6.6.1 Energy efficiency measure exemptions for historic buildings. No individual energy efficiency measure identified by energy efficiency audits need to be implemented if it would compromise the historical integrity of a building or part of a building. Building owners seeking this exception shall provide the following documentation. Certified historic buildings are not exempt from the other requirements of this standard.
Z6.6.2 Plan for compliance. The owner of a qualifying historic building shall have the plan for compliance evaluated by a qualified historic preservationist, as defined in 36 C.F.R., Part 61, identifying any energy efficiency requirement that may compromise the historic integrity of the building or part of the building. Any element of the plan identified to compromise the historic integrity of the building or part of the building shall be omitted from the compliance plan. Evidence of this evaluation must be submitted to the AHJ for approval.
Z6.6.3 Documentation of a historic building.Building owners must provide documentation to the AHJ that proves its historic identification or eligibility. Valid documentation from any existing programs listed below is acceptable.
1. Examples of existing programs that verify historic property include:
a. The National Register of Historic Places;
b. The Washington heritage register;
c. Properties that are identified by the department of archaeology and historic preservation (DAHP) to be eligible for listing in either one of these registers; and
d. Properties which are listed in a local register of historic places; or
2. Other documentation approved by the AHJ.
Z6.7 Application for Exemption Certificate (Form H).
Apply for an exemption certificate by submitting the following documentation in the form specified by the AHJ. The application must include:
1. Building identification:
a. Washington state building ID;
b. County;
c. County parcel number(s);
d. Portfolio manager property ID number;
e. Property name;
f. Parent property name;
g. Address 1 (street);
h. Address 2;
i. City;
j. State; and
k. Postal code.
2. Contact information:
a. Building owner name(s);
b. Contact name;
c. Address 1 (street);
d. Address 2;
e. City;
f. State/Province;
g. Country;
h. Postal code;
i. Telephone number; and
j. Email address.
3. Building information:
a. Primary building activity type from Table 7-1, or a description of the nontargetbuilding type;
b. Building gross floor area;
c. Building gross conditioned floor area.
4. Reason for exemption: Based on exemptions listed in Section Z4.1(2).
A list all of documents enclosed and any facts in support of this application. Provide at least two of the acceptable documents listed below:
a. Municipal or county records;
b. Documents from a qualified person;
c. Construction permit;
d. Certificate of occupancy or application for certificate of occupancy;
e. Demolition permit;
f. Financial statements such as statement of assets; liabilities, capital, and surplus, statement of revenue and expenses; or statement of cash flow;
g. A letter from the building owner stating facts and explaining financial hardships;
h. Other documentation approved by the AHJ.
5. Signature and statement of building owner stating that the authorized representative of the building, affirm and attest to the accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of the statements of material fact provided in this form.
Z6.8 Grouped Buildings Compliance with Standard 100 (Form J).
1. Grouped buildings identification:
a. Washington state grouped buildings ID;
b. County;
c. County parcel number(s);
d. Portfolio manager property ID number;
e. Property name;
f. Parent property name;
g. Address 1 (street);
h. Address 2;
i. City;
j. State;
k. Postal code.
2. Contact information:
a. Grouped buildings owner name(s);
b. Contact name;
c. Address 1 (street);
d. Address 2;
e. City;
f. State/province;
g. Country;
h. Postal code;
i. Telephone number;
j. Email address.
3. Qualified person:
a. Qualified person name;
b. Address 1 (street);
c. Address 2;
d. City;
e. State;
f. Postal code;
g. Telephone number;
h. Email address;
i. Licensed, certified (select all that apply):
i. Licensure; or
ii. Certifying authority.
4. Energy manager (if different than the qualified person):
a. Energy manager name;
b. Address 1 (street);
c. Address 2;
d. City;
e. State/province;
f. Postal code;
g. Country;
h. Telephone number;
i. Email address.
5. Decarbonization plan author, where applicable:
a. Company name;
b. Contact name;
c. Address 1 (street);
d. Address 2;
e. City;
f. State;
g. Postal code;
h. Telephone number;
i. Email address.
6. This compliance report is for:
a. Grouped buildings that meet the EUIt;
b. Grouped buildings that meet the investment criteria prior to the compliance date;
c. Grouped buildings that will meet the EUIt through conditional compliance;
d. Grouped buildings that will meet the investment criteria through conditional compliance;
e. Annual reporting for conditional compliance;
f. Progress reporting for decarbonization plan;
g. Completion reporting.
7. Summary data:
a. Energy use intensity target (EUIt) (kBtu/ft2/yr) based on completed Section Z6.2 Form B;
Note: | Baseline WNEUI for grouped buildings that will meet investment criteria through conditional compliance. |
b. Measured site EUI (kBtu/ft2) for the compliance year for grouped buildings based on Section Z6.3 Form C;
c. Grouped buildings without an energy target;
Notes: | 1. Predicted site EUI for grouped buildings that will meet the EUIt or investment criteria through conditional compliance. 2. Grouped buildings unable to develop EUIt in accordance with Section 7.2.2 or 7.2.3 of this standard shall report national median site EUI as calculated by the Energy Star portfolio manager account and reported on Form C. |
d. Grouped buildings measured weather normalized site EUI (kBtu/ft2) for the compliance year based on Section Z6.3 Form C;
e. List the months/year of the collected data (mm/yyyy - mm/yyyy) for the compliance year for this grouped buildings from Section Z6.3 Form C;
f. Grouped buildings applying for conditional compliance through meeting the EUIt shall submit the following based on Section Z6.4 Form D:
• Baseline EUI;
• Projected EUI;
Note: | Not applicable to decarbonization plan. |
g. Grouped buildings applying for conditional compliance through meeting the investment criteria shall submit the following based on Section Z6.4 Form D:
• Baseline total kBtu;
• Projected total kBtu;
• Projected savings total kBtu.
Note: | Not applicable to decarbonization plan. |
8. Have the energy management requirements of Section 5 been met in accordance with the compliance schedule outlined in Section Z3.2 for Tier 1 covered buildings, Section Y3.2 for Tier 2 covered buildings, and for campuses participating in the decarbonization plan by July 1, 2030, for buildings not covered, but connected to the district energy system? [ ] Yes [ ] No
• Upload energy management plan as specified by the AHJ.
9. Have the operation and maintenance requirements of Section 6 been met in accordance with the compliance schedule outlined in Section Z3.2 for Tier 1 covered buildings, Section Y3.2 for Tier 2 covered buildings, and for campuses participating in the decarbonization plan by July 1, 2030, for buildings not covered, but connected to the district energy system? [ ] Yes [ ] No
• Upload operation and maintenance implementation documentation as specified by the AHJ.
10. Date the audit and economic evaluation was completed (N/A if none required).
• Upload audit reports as specified by Section Z6.4 Form D.
11. Have all EEMs required by Section 8 been implemented? [ ] Yes [ ] No
12. Have the requirements of Section 9 been completed? [ ] Yes [ ] No
13. We state that these grouped buildings comply with ANSI/ASHRAE/IES Standard 100 as amended by the AHJ to conform with RCW 19.27A.210:
a. Signature of grouped buildings owner:
• Date:
b. Signature of qualified person:
• Date:
c. Signature of energy manager:
• Date:
d. Signature of authority having jurisdiction:
• Conditional or final compliance:
• Date:
Z7 Section 7—Tables as modified by Washington state.
Table 7-1 Building Activity Types/Activities
Building Activity Type1,2 | ||||
No. | Portfolio Manager Types | Portfolio Manager Sub-Types | Sub-Types: Detailed | Notes |
1 | Banking/financial services | Bank Branch | ||
2 | Banking/financial services | Financial Office | ||
3 | Education | Adult Education | ||
4 | Education | College/University | 8,9 | |
5 | Education | K-12 School | Elementary/middle school | 9 |
6 | Education | K-12 School | High school | 9 |
7 | Education | Preschool/Daycare | ||
8 | Education | Vocational School | ||
9 | Education | Other - Education | ||
10 | Entertainment/public assembly | Aquarium | ||
11 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bar/Nightclub | ||
12 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bowling Alley | ||
13 | Entertainment/public assembly | Casino | ||
14 | Entertainment/public assembly | Convention Center | ||
15 | Entertainment/public assembly | Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | ||
16 | Entertainment/public assembly | Ice/Curling Rink | ||
17 | Entertainment/public assembly | Indoor Arena | ||
18 | Entertainment/public assembly | Movie Theater | ||
19 | Entertainment/public assembly | Museum | ||
20 | Entertainment/public assembly | Performing Arts | ||
21 | Entertainment/public assembly | Race Track | ||
22 | Entertainment/public assembly | Roller Rink | ||
23 | Entertainment/public assembly | Social/Meeting Hall | ||
24 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Closed) | ||
25 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Open) | ||
26 | Entertainment/public assembly | Swimming Pool | ||
27 | Entertainment/public assembly | Zoo | ||
28 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Entertainment/culture | |
29 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Library | |
30 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Other public assembly | |
31 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Recreation | |
32 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Social/meeting | |
33 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Recreation | ||
34 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Stadium | ||
35 | Food sales and service | Bar/Nightclub | ||
36 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store with Gas Station | ||
37 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store without Gas Station | ||
38 | Food sales and service | Fast Food Restaurant | ||
39 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Grocery/food market | |
40 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store with gas | |
41 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store | |
42 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Other food sales | |
43 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Fast food | |
44 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Restaurant/cafeteria | |
45 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Other food service | |
46 | Food sales and service | Restaurant | ||
47 | Food sales and service | Supermarket/Grocery Store | ||
48 | Food sales and service | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | ||
49 | Food sales and service | Other - Restaurant/Bar | ||
50 | Healthcare | Ambulatory Surgical Center | ||
51 | Healthcare | Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 9 | |
52 | Healthcare | Medical Office | 3 | |
53 | Healthcare | Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | ||
54 | Healthcare | Residential Care Facility | ||
55 | Healthcare | Senior Care Community | ||
56 | Healthcare | Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient | ||
57 | Healthcare | Other - Specialty Hospital | ||
58 | Lodging/residential | Barracks | ||
59 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Hotel | |
60 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Motel or inn | |
61 | Lodging/residential | Multifamily Housing | ||
62 | Lodging/residential | Prison/Incarceration | 9 | |
63 | Lodging/residential | Residence Hall/Dormitory | ||
64 | Lodging/residential | Residential Care Facility | ||
65 | Lodging/residential | Senior Care Community | ||
66 | Lodging/residential | Other - Lodging/Residential | ||
67 | Mixed use | Mixed Use Property | 4 | |
68 | Office | Medical Office | 3 | |
69 | Office | Office | Admin/professional office | |
70 | Office | Office | Bank/other financial | |
71 | Office | Office | Government office | |
72 | Office | Office | Medical office (diagnostic) | 3 |
73 | Office | Office | Other office | |
74 | Office | Veterinary Office | ||
75 | Office | Other - Office | ||
76 | Public services | Courthouse | ||
77 | Public services | Fire Station | ||
78 | Public services | Library | ||
79 | Public services | Mailing Center/Post Office | ||
80 | Public services | Police Station | ||
81 | Public services | Prison/Incarceration | 9 | |
82 | Public services | Social/Meeting Hall | ||
83 | Public services | Transportation Terminal/Station | ||
84 | Public services | Other - Public Service | ||
85 | Religious worship | Worship Facility | ||
86 | Retail | Automobile Dealership | ||
87 | Retail | Convenience Store with Gas Station | ||
88 | Retail | Convenience Store without Gas Station | ||
89 | Retail | Enclosed Mall | 5 | |
90 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Enclosed mall | 5 |
91 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Other retail | |
92 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Retail store | |
93 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | 4 | |
94 | Retail | Retail Store | ||
95 | Retail | Strip Mall | 4 | |
96 | Retail | Supermarket/Grocery Store | ||
97 | Retail | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | ||
98 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | Enclosed mall | 5 |
99 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | 4 | |
100 | Technology/science | Data Center | 6 | |
101 | Technology/science | Laboratory | ||
102 | Technology/science | Other - Technology/Science | Other service | |
103 | Services | Personal Services (Health/Beauty, Dry Cleaning, etc.) | ||
104 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Repair shop | |
105 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle service/repair shop | |
106 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle storage/maintenance | |
107 | Services | Other - Services | ||
108 | Utility | Energy/Power Station | 7 | |
109 | Utility | Other - Utility | 7 | |
110 | Warehouse/storage | Self-Storage Facility | ||
111 | Warehouse/storage | Distribution Center | ||
112 | Warehouse/storage | Nonrefrigerated Warehouse | ||
113 | Warehouse/storage | Refrigerated Warehouse | ||
Notes: | 1. Select the most specific building activity type that applies. | |
2. Building Activity Types are defined by AHJ in Table 7-4 and also include the following: | ||
• Data center: Is an activity space designed and equipped to meet the needs of high density computing equipment, such as server racks, used for data storage and processing, including dedicated uninterruptible power supplies and cooling systems and require a constant power load of 75 kW or more. Gross floor area shall only include space within the building including raised floor computing space, server rack aisles, storage silos, control console areas, battery rooms and mechanical rooms for dedicated cooling equipment. Gross floor area shall not include a server closet, telecommunications equipment closet, computer training area, office, elevator, corridors, or other auxiliary space. | ||
• Urgent care center/clinic/other outpatient office means the buildings used to diagnose and treat patients, usually on an unscheduled, walk-in basis, who have an injury or illness that requires immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency department. Includes facilities that provide same-day surgical, diagnostic and preventive care. | ||
3. All medical offices considered to be diagnostic type. | ||
4. Must use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | ||
5. Suggest considering use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | ||
6. This is a building or activity without an energy target. Included to provide definition only. | ||
7. This is a building or activity without an energy target. This may be exempt from the standard, see Section Z4.1 2, d. | ||
8. Laboratories as defined by the college/university building activity type where the primary activity is for teaching practical science shall use the college/university building activity type target. College/university buildings with research laboratory building activities where the primary activities are of scientific research, measurement, and experiments are performed, can utilize building activity type 101 Laboratory for an area weighted EUIt. | ||
9. Building activity type target developed at the campus-level. As an alternative to complying at the building-level, these covered buildings may comply at a campus-level with the EUIt. "Campus-level" is an alternative reporting pathway for a collection of all buildings on adjoining property with a single shared primary function that act as a single property. | ||
Table 7-2a Building Activity Site Energy Targets (EUIt1) (I-P Units)
Building Activity Type1,2 | Climate Zone 4C | Climate Zone 5B | ||||
No. | Portfolio Manager Types | Portfolio Manager Sub-Types | Sub-Types: Detailed | Notes | EUIt | EUIt |
1 | Banking/financial services | Bank Branch | 69 | 71 | ||
2 | Banking/financial services | Financial Office | 69 | 71 | ||
3 | Education | Adult Education | 49 | 51 | ||
4 | Education | College/University | 8, 9 | 102 | 102 | |
5 | Education | K-12 School | Elementary/middle school | 9 | 49 | 50 |
6 | Education | K-12 School | High school | 9 | 48 | 49 |
7 | Education | Preschool/Daycare | 59 | 59 | ||
8 | Education | Vocational School | 49 | 51 | ||
9 | Education | Other - Education | 49 | 51 | ||
10 | Entertainment/public assembly | Aquarium | 55 | 59 | ||
11 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bar/Nightclub | 55 | 59 | ||
12 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bowling Alley | 73 | 78 | ||
13 | Entertainment/public assembly | Casino | 55 | 59 | ||
14 | Entertainment/public assembly | Convention Center | 50 | 52 | ||
15 | Entertainment/public assembly | Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 73 | 78 | ||
16 | Entertainment/public assembly | Ice/Curling Rink | 73 | 78 | ||
17 | Entertainment/public assembly | Indoor Arena | 67 | 70 | ||
18 | Entertainment/public assembly | Movie Theater | 67 | 70 | ||
19 | Entertainment/public assembly | Museum | 67 | 70 | ||
20 | Entertainment/public assembly | Performing Arts | 55 | 59 | ||
21 | Entertainment/public assembly | Race Track | 67 | 70 | ||
22 | Entertainment/public assembly | Roller Rink | 73 | 78 | ||
23 | Entertainment/public assembly | Social/Meeting Hall | 50 | 52 | ||
24 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Closed) | 67 | 70 | ||
25 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Open) | 67 | 70 | ||
26 | Entertainment/public assembly | Swimming Pool | 73 | 78 | ||
27 | Entertainment/public assembly | Zoo | 55 | 59 | ||
28 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Entertainment/culture | 67 | 70 | |
29 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Library | 56 | 59 | |
30 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Other public assembly | 55 | 59 | |
31 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Recreation | 73 | 78 | |
32 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Social/meeting | 50 | 52 | |
33 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Recreation | 73 | 78 | ||
34 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Stadium | 67 | 70 | ||
35 | Food sales and service | Bar/Nightclub | 361 | 378 | ||
36 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store with Gas Station | 260 | 269 | ||
37 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store without Gas Station | 244 | 253 | ||
38 | Food sales and service | Fast Food Restaurant | 427 | 454 | ||
39 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Grocery/food market | 191 | 198 | |
40 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store with gas | 260 | 269 | |
41 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store | 244 | 253 | |
42 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Other food sales | 184 | 189 | |
43 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Fast food | 427 | 454 | |
44 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Restaurant/cafeteria | 361 | 378 | |
45 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Other food service | 293 | 308 | |
46 | Food sales and service | Restaurant | 361 | 378 | ||
47 | Food sales and service | Supermarket/Grocery Store | 191 | 198 | ||
48 | Food sales and service | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 68 | 75 | ||
49 | Food sales and service | Other - Restaurant/Bar | 361 | 378 | ||
50 | Healthcare | Ambulatory Surgical Center | 90 | 96 | ||
51 | Healthcare | Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)* | 9 | 215 | 215 | |
52 | Healthcare | Medical Office | 3 | |||
53 | Healthcare | Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 90 | 96 | ||
54 | Healthcare | Residential Care Facility | 78 | 82 | ||
55 | Healthcare | Senior Care Community | 78 | 82 | ||
56 | Healthcare | Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient | 90 | 96 | ||
57 | Healthcare | Other - Specialty Hospital | 196 | 196 | ||
58 | Lodging/residential | Barracks | 88 | 90 | ||
59 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Hotel | 68 | 72 | |
60 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Motel or inn | 74 | 77 | |
61 | Lodging/residential | Multifamily Housing | 32 | 33 | ||
62 | Lodging/residential | Prison/Incarceration | 9 | 101 | 106 | |
63 | Lodging/residential | Residence Hall/Dormitory | 88 | 90 | ||
64 | Lodging/residential | Residential Care Facility | 78 | 82 | ||
65 | Lodging/residential | Senior Care Community | 78 | 82 | ||
66 | Lodging/residential | Other - Lodging/Residential | 71 | 74 | ||
67 | Mixed use | Mixed Use Property | 4 | |||
68 | Office | Medical Office | 3 | 60 | 65 | |
69 | Office | Office | Admin/professional office | 63 | 66 | |
70 | Office | Office | Bank/other financial | 69 | 71 | |
71 | Office | Office | Government office | 66 | 69 | |
72 | Office | Office | Medical office (diagnostic) | 3 | 60 | 65 |
73 | Office | Office | Other office | 66 | 68 | |
74 | Office | Veterinary Office | 90 | 96 | ||
75 | Office | Other - Office | 66 | 68 | ||
76 | Public services | Courthouse | 101 | 106 | ||
77 | Public services | Fire Station | 65 | 68 | ||
78 | Public services | Library | 56 | 59 | ||
79 | Public services | Mailing Center/Post Office | 51 | 54 | ||
80 | Public services | Police Station | 65 | 68 | ||
81 | Public services | Prison/Incarceration | 9 | 101 | 106 | |
82 | Public services | Social/Meeting Hall | 50 | 52 | ||
83 | Public services | Transportation Terminal/Station | 55 | 59 | ||
84 | Public services | Other - Public Service | 66 | 69 | ||
85 | Religious worship | Worship Facility | 39 | 42 | ||
86 | Retail | Automobile Dealership | 59 | 66 | ||
87 | Retail | Convenience Store with Gas Station | 260 | 269 | ||
88 | Retail | Convenience Store without Gas Station | 244 | 253 | ||
89 | Retail | Enclosed Mall | 5 | 58 | 64 | |
90 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Enclosed mall | 5 | 58 | 64 |
91 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Other retail | 55 | 62 | |
92 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Retail store | 68 | 75 | |
93 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | 4 | |||
94 | Retail | Retail Store | 68 | 75 | ||
95 | Retail | Strip Mall | 4 | |||
96 | Retail | Supermarket/Grocery Store | 191 | 198 | ||
97 | Retail | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 68 | 75 | ||
98 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | Enclosed mall | 5 | 58 | 64 |
99 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | 4 | |||
100 | Technology/science | Data Center | 6 | |||
101 | Technology/science | Laboratory | 237 | 249 | ||
102 | Technology/science | Other - Technology/Science | Other service | 66 | 69 | |
103 | Services | Personal Services (Health/Beauty, Dry Cleaning, etc.) | 66 | 69 | ||
104 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Repair shop | 36 | 39 | |
105 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle service/repair shop | 60 | 64 | |
106 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle storage/maintenance | 41 | 44 | |
107 | Services | Other - Services | 66 | 69 | ||
108 | Utility | Energy/Power Station | 7 | |||
109 | Utility | Other - Utility | 7 | |||
110 | Warehouse/storage | Self-Storage Facility | 36 | 44 | ||
111 | Warehouse/storage | Distribution Center | 36 | 44 | ||
112 | Warehouse/storage | Nonrefrigerated Warehouse | 36 | 44 | ||
113 | Warehouse/storage | Refrigerated Warehouse | 121 | 126 | ||
Notes: | 1. Select the most specific building activity type that applies. | |
2. Building Activity Types are defined by AHJ in Table 7-4 and also include the following: | ||
• Data center: Is an activity space designed and equipped to meet the needs of high density computing equipment, such as server racks, used for data storage and processing, including dedicated uninterruptible power supplies and cooling systems and require a constant power load of 75 kW or more. Gross floor area shall only include space within the building including raised floor computing space, server rack aisles, storage silos, control console areas, battery rooms and mechanical rooms for dedicated cooling equipment. Gross floor area shall not include a server closet, telecommunications equipment closet, computer training area, office, elevator, corridors, or other auxiliary space. | ||
• Urgent care center/clinic/other outpatient office means the buildings used to diagnose and treat patients, usually on an unscheduled, walk-in basis, who have an injury or illness that requires immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency department. Includes facilities that provide same-day surgical, diagnostic and preventive care. | ||
3. All medical offices considered to be diagnostic type. | ||
4. Must use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | ||
5. Suggest considering use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | ||
6. This is a building or activity without an energy target. Included to provide definition only. | ||
7. This is a building or activity without an energy target. This may be exempt from the standard, see Section Z4.1 2, d. | ||
8. Laboratories as defined by the college/university building activity type where the primary activity is for teaching practical science shall use the college/university building activity type target. College/university buildings with research laboratory building activities where the primary activities are of scientific research, measurement, and experiments are performed, can utilize building activity type 101 Laboratory for an area weighted EUIt. | ||
9. Building activity type target developed at the campus-level. As an alternative to complying at the building-level, these covered buildings may comply at a campus-level with the EUIt. "Campus-level" is an alternative reporting pathway for a collection of all buildings on adjoining property with a single shared primary function that act as a single property. | ||
Table 7-3 Building Operating Shifts Normalization Factor
Building Activity Type | Weekly Hours1,2 | ||||||
No. | Portfolio Manager Types | Portfolio Manager Sub-Types | Sub-Types: Detailed | Notes | 50 or less | 51 to 167 | 168 |
1 | Banking/financial services | Bank Branch | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
2 | Banking/financial services | Financial Office | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
3 | Education | Adult Education | 4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
4 | Education | College/University | 4,10 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
5 | Education | K-12 School | Elementary/middle school | 4,10 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
6 | Education | K-12 School | High school | 4,10 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
7 | Education | Preschool/Daycare | 4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
8 | Education | Vocational School | 4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
9 | Education | Other - Education | 4 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
10 | Entertainment/public assembly | Aquarium | 4, 9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
11 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bar/Nightclub | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
12 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bowling Alley | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
13 | Entertainment/public assembly | Casino | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
14 | Entertainment/public assembly | Convention Center | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
15 | Entertainment/public assembly | Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
16 | Entertainment/public assembly | Ice/Curling Rink | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
17 | Entertainment/public assembly | Indoor Arena | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
18 | Entertainment/public assembly | Movie Theater | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
19 | Entertainment/public assembly | Museum | 4, 9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
20 | Entertainment/public assembly | Performing Arts | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
21 | Entertainment/public assembly | Race Track | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
22 | Entertainment/public assembly | Roller Rink | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
23 | Entertainment/public assembly | Social/Meeting Hall | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
24 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Closed) | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
25 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Open) | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
26 | Entertainment/public assembly | Swimming Pool | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
27 | Entertainment/public assembly | Zoo | 4, 9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
28 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Entertainment/culture | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
29 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Library | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
30 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Other public assembly | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
31 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Recreation | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
32 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Social/meeting | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
33 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Recreation | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
34 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Stadium | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
35 | Food sales and service | Bar/Nightclub | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
36 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store with Gas Station | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
37 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store without Gas Station | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
38 | Food sales and service | Fast Food Restaurant | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
39 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Grocery/food market | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
40 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store with gas | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
41 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
42 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Other food sales | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
43 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Fast food | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
44 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Restaurant/cafeteria | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
45 | Food sales and service | Food Service | Other food service | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
46 | Food sales and service | Restaurant | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
47 | Food sales and service | Supermarket/Grocery Store | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
48 | Food sales and service | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
49 | Food sales and service | Other - Restaurant/Bar | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
50 | Healthcare | Ambulatory Surgical Center | 4,7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
51 | Healthcare | Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
52 | Healthcare | Medical Office | 4,7 | ||||
53 | Healthcare | Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 4,7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
54 | Healthcare | Residential Care Facility | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
55 | Healthcare | Senior Care Community | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
56 | Healthcare | Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient | 4,7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
57 | Healthcare | Other - Specialty Hospital | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
58 | Lodging/residential | Barracks | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
59 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Hotel | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
60 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Motel or inn | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
61 | Lodging/residential | Multifamily Housing | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
62 | Lodging/residential | Prison/Incarceration | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
63 | Lodging/residential | Residence Hall/Dormitory | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
64 | Lodging/residential | Residential Care Facility | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
65 | Lodging/residential | Senior Care Community | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
66 | Lodging/residential | Other - Lodging/Residential | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
67 | Mixed use | Mixed Use Property | 6 | ||||
68 | Office | Medical Office | 4,7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
69 | Office | Office | Admin/professional office | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
70 | Office | Office | Bank/other financial | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
71 | Office | Office | Government office | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
72 | Office | Office | Medical office (diagnostic) | 4 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
73 | Office | Office | Other office | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
74 | Office | Veterinary Office | 3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | |
75 | Office | Other - Office | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
76 | Public services | Courthouse | 4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
77 | Public services | Fire Station | 3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
78 | Public services | Library | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
79 | Public services | Mailing Center/Post Office | 3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
80 | Public services | Police Station | 3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | |
81 | Public services | Prison/Incarceration | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
82 | Public services | Social/Meeting Hall | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
83 | Public services | Transportation Terminal/Station | 4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | |
84 | Public services | Other - Public Service | 4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
85 | Religious worship | Worship Facility | 5 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
86 | Retail | Automobile Dealership | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
87 | Retail | Convenience Store with Gas Station | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
88 | Retail | Convenience Store without Gas Station | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
89 | Retail | Enclosed Mall | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
90 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Enclosed mall | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
91 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Other retail | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
92 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Retail store | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
93 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | |||||
94 | Retail | Retail Store | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
95 | Retail | Strip Mall | |||||
96 | Retail | Supermarket/Grocery Store | 4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | |
97 | Retail | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | |
98 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | Enclosed mall | 4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
99 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | |||||
100 | Technology/science | Data Center | |||||
101 | Technology/science | Laboratory | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
102 | Technology/science | Other - Technology/Science | Other service | 3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
103 | Services | Personal Services (Health/Beauty, Dry Cleaning, etc.) | 4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
104 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Repair shop | 4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
105 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle service/repair shop | 4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
106 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle storage/maintenance | 4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
107 | Services | Other - Services | 4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | |
108 | Utility | Energy/Power Station | |||||
109 | Utility | Other - Utility | |||||
110 | Warehouse/storage | Self-Storage Facility | 4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
111 | Warehouse/storage | Distribution Center | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
112 | Warehouse/storage | Nonrefrigerated Warehouse | 3 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
113 | Warehouse/storage | Refrigerated Warehouse | 3,8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 | |
Notes: | 1. Do not count the hours when the property is occupied only by maintenance, security, the cleaning crew, or other support personnel. Do not count the hours when the property is occupied only by maintenance staff. |
2. Working hours are based on the average use over the 12-month period selected to document energy use in form C. | |
3. The weekly hours are the total number of hours per week where the majority of workers are present. If there are two or more shifts of workers, add the hours. When developing targets using Section 7.2.3 for mixed use buildings, use the hours each separate activity, the hours per week the majority of workers are present. | |
4. The weekly hours are the hours that be majority of the building is open to serve the public. When developing targets using Section 7.2.3 for mixed use buildings, the hours each separate activity is open to the public. | |
5. The weekly hours the facility is open for operation, which may include worship services, choir practice, administrative use, committee meetings, classes, or other activities. | |
6. Must use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | |
7. Health care buildings may use other weekly hours if they are required to operate building systems additional hours to protect patient and staff safety. Provide documentation of the requirement in the energy management plan. | |
8. Refrigerated warehouse greater than 167 hours assumes the workers on shift are loading and/or unloading vehicles. | |
9. Aquariums, museums, and zoos may use other weekly hours if they are required to operate building systems additional hours to protect building contents. Provide documentation of the requirement in the energy management plan. | |
10. College/university, K-12 school, hospital (general medical and surgical) and prison/incarceration building activity types complying at the campus-level (footnote 9 of Tables 7-1, 7-2a, and 7-4) shall apply the campus-level shift normalization factor to the area weighted aggregate EUIt. Include all space uses listed in the campus-level building activity type (college/university, K-12 school, hospital, prison) Table 7-4 definitions. For space uses not listed in the campus-level building activity type definitions, the specific space use may use their specific shift normalization factor. |
Table 7-4 Building Activity Type Definitions Table
Building Activity Type1,2 | Notes | Clean Buildings Performance Standard Definitions | |||
Definitions are provided to define building activity types and the spaces within to include as gross floor area. Unless otherwise defined, gross floor area shall include all space within the building and not space outside the building, such as exterior/outside loading bays or docks, open air stairwells and breezeways and vehicle parking and parking garages. Definitions are not necessarily exclusive. For Tier 1 covered buildings, the qualified person, or for Tier 2 covered buildings, the qualified energy manager shall determine the gross floor area associated with each identified building activity type using industry standards guidance documents provided by the AHJ. | |||||
No. | Portfolio Manager Types | Portfolio Manager Sub-Types | Sub-Types: Detailed | ||
1 | Banking/financial services | Bank Branch | Bank branch refers to a commercial banking outlet that offers banking services to walk-in customers. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including banking areas, vaults, lobbies, atriums, kitchens used by staff, restrooms, conference rooms, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | ||
2 | Banking/financial services | Financial Office | Financial office refers to buildings used for financial services such as bank headquarters and securities and brokerage firms. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, trading floors, conference rooms and auditoriums, vaults, restrooms, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, atriums, fitness areas for staff, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | ||
3 | Education | Adult Education | Adult education refers to buildings used primarily for providing adult students with continuing education, workforce development, or professional development outside of the college or university setting. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including classrooms, administrative space, conference rooms, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, cafeterias, auditoriums, restrooms, stairways, atriums, elevator shafts, and storage areas. | ||
4 | Education | College/University | 8, 9 | College/university refers to buildings used for the purpose of higher education. This includes public and private colleges and universities. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including classrooms, libraries, laboratory classrooms, offices, cafeterias, maintenance facilities, arts facilities, athletic facilities, residential areas, storage rooms, restrooms, elevator shafts, and stairways. | |
5 | Education | K-12 School | Elementary/middle school | 9 | K-12 school refers to buildings or campuses used as a school for kindergarten through 12th grade students. This does not include college or university classroom facilities/laboratories, vocational, technical, trade, adult, or continuing education schools, preschools, or day care facilities. If the school serves any of the above student populations (e.g., an elementary school that includes prekindergarten), at least 75 percent of the students must be in grades kindergarten through 12. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including classrooms, libraries, administrative space, conference rooms, restrooms, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, cafeterias, gymnasiums, auditoriums, laboratory classrooms, portable classrooms, greenhouses, stairways, atriums, elevator shafts, small landscaping sheds, and storage areas. |
6 | Education | K-12 School | High School | 9 | |
7 | Education | Preschool/Daycare | Preschool/daycare applies to buildings used for educational programs or daytime supervision/recreation for young children before they attend kindergarten. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including classrooms, libraries, administrative space, conference rooms, restrooms, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, cafeterias, gymnasiums, auditoriums, stairways, elevator shafts, and storage areas. | ||
8 | Education | Vocational School | Vocational school refers to buildings primarily designed to teach skilled trades to students, including trade and technical schools. Typically, vocational schools are commonly post-secondary education, consisting of 1-2 years of technical/trade training. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including classrooms, libraries, administrative space, conference rooms, restrooms, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, cafeterias, gymnasiums, auditoriums, laboratory classrooms, stairways, elevator shafts, and storage areas. | ||
9 | Education | Other - Education | Other – Education refers to buildings used for religious, community, or other educational purposes that do not meet the definition of any other building activity type defined in Table 7-4 (i.e., educational purposes other than adult education, college/university, K-12 school, preschool/daycare and vocational schools). Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including classrooms, libraries, administrative space, conference rooms, restrooms, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, cafeterias, auditoriums, laboratory classrooms, stairways, elevator shafts, and storage areas. | ||
10 | Entertainment/public assembly | Aquarium | Aquarium refers to buildings used to provide aquatic habitat primarily to live animals and which may include public or private viewing areas and educational programs. Gross floor area should include public and restricted areas such as visitor walkways, tank space, retail areas, restaurants, restrooms, laboratories, classrooms, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
11 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bar/Nightclub | Bar/nightclub refers to buildings used primarily for social/entertainment purposes and is characterized by most of the revenue being generated from the sale of beverages instead of food. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including standing/seating areas, stage/dressing room areas, food/drink preparation or kitchen areas, retail areas, restrooms, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. Properties whose primary business revenue is generated from the sale of food should be entered using one of the restaurant building activity types, even if there is a bar. | ||
12 | Entertainment/public assembly | Bowling Alley | Bowling alley refers to buildings used for public or private, recreational or professional bowling. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including bowling lanes, concession areas, restrooms, party rooms, retail areas, administrative/office space, employee break rooms, storage areas, and mechanical rooms. | ||
13 | Entertainment/public assembly | Casino | Casino refers to buildings primarily used to conduct gambling activities including both electronic and live table games. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the main casino floor/gaming area, restaurants/bars, retail areas, administrative/office space, restrooms, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. If your casino is in the same building as a hotel, enter a separate hotel building activity type. | ||
14 | Entertainment/public assembly | Convention Center | Convention center refers to buildings used primarily for large conferences, exhibitions, and similar events. Convention centers may include a diverse variety of spaces, including large exhibition halls, meeting rooms, and concession stands. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including exhibit halls, preparation and staging areas, meeting rooms, concession stands, offices, restrooms, break rooms, security areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. Conference facilities located within a hotel should be included along with your hotel building activity type details, rather than added as a separate convention center building activity type. Conference facilities primarily serving smaller meetings should be entered as social/meeting hall. | ||
15 | Entertainment/public assembly | Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | Fitness center/health club/gym refers to buildings used for recreational or professional athletic training and related activities. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including weight and cardio equipment areas, personal training areas, courts, locker rooms, restrooms, sauna and spa areas, retail areas, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
16 | Entertainment/public assembly | Ice/Curling Rink | Ice/curling rink refers to buildings that include one or more ice sheets used for public or private, recreational or professional skating, hockey, or ringette. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including ice area, spectator areas, concession stands, retail areas, locker rooms, restrooms, administrative/office areas, employee break rooms, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. Larger facilities primarily serving professional or collegiate functions and with significant spectator seating (above 5,000 seats) should be entered as indoor arena. | ||
17 | Entertainment/public assembly | Indoor Arena | Indoor arena refers to enclosed structures used for professional or collegiate sports and entertainment events. Examples of events held in indoor arenas include basketball and hockey games, circus performances, and concerts. Indoor arenas usually have capacities of 5,000 seats or more and are often characterized by multiple concourses and concession areas. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including court/rink space, all concourse space on which workers or guests can walk, concession areas, retail stores, restaurants, administrative/office areas, restrooms, employee break rooms, kitchens, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
18 | Entertainment/public assembly | Movie Theater | Movie theater refers to buildings used for public or private film screenings. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including seating areas, lobbies, concession stands, restrooms, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
19 | Entertainment/public assembly | Museum | Museum refers to buildings that display collections to outside visitors for public viewing and enjoyment and for informational/educational purposes. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including public collection display areas, meeting rooms, classrooms, gift shops, food service areas, restrooms, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas for collections, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
20 | Entertainment/public assembly | Performing Arts | Performing arts refers to buildings used for public or private artistic or musical performances. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including seating, stage and backstage areas, food service areas, restrooms, retail areas, rehearsal studios, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
21 | Entertainment/public assembly | Race Track | Race track refers to buildings used primarily to hold racing events such as vehicle races, track/field races, horse races, and/or dog-races. Gross floor area should include all spectator viewing areas, concourse space on which workers or guests can walk, concession areas, retail stores, restaurants, restrooms, administrative/office areas, employee break rooms, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. The footprint of the race track itself should also be included in the gross floor area, along with the footprint of any staging areas. | ||
22 | Entertainment/public assembly | Roller Rink | Roller rink refers to buildings used primarily for roller-skating, inline skating/rollerblading, or skateboarding. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the rink space, concession areas, restrooms, locker rooms, retail areas, administrative/office areas, employee break rooms, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. | ||
23 | Entertainment/public assembly | Social/Meeting Hall | Social/meeting hall refers to buildings primarily used for public or private gatherings. This may include community group meetings, seminars, workshops, or performances. Please note that there is another building activity type available, convention center, for large exhibition and conference facilities. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including meeting rooms, auditoriums, food service areas, restrooms, lobbies, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
24 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Closed) | Stadium (closed) refers to structures with a permanent or retractable roof which are used primarily for professional or collegiate sports and entertainment events. Examples of events held in closed stadiums include baseball and football games, and concerts. Closed stadiums usually have capacities of 25,000 seats or more and are often characterized by multiple concourses and concession areas. Gross floor area should include all space within the building(s), including concourse space on which workers or guests can walk, concession areas, retail stores, restaurants, administrative/office areas, restrooms, employee break rooms, kitchens, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. The footprint of the playing field should also be included in the gross floor area. | ||
25 | Entertainment/public assembly | Stadium (Open) | Stadium (open) refers to structures used primarily for professional or collegiate sports and entertainment events in which the playing field is not covered and is exposed to the outside. Examples of events held in open stadiums include baseball, football, and soccer games, and concerts. Open stadiums usually have capacities of 5,000 seats or more and are often characterized by multiple concourses and concession areas. Gross floor area should include all space within the building(s), including concourse space on which workers or guests can walk, concession areas, retail stores, restaurants, administrative/office areas, restrooms, employee break rooms, kitchens, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. The footprint of the playing field should also be included in the gross floor area. | ||
26 | Entertainment/public assembly | Swimming Pool | Swimming pool refers to any heated swimming pools located inside a building. | ||
27 | Entertainment/public assembly | Zoo | Zoo refers to buildings used primarily to provide habitat to live animals and which may include public or private viewing and educational programs. Gross floor area should include all space within all fully enclosed buildings, including habitats, visitor viewing areas, theaters, classrooms, food service areas, restrooms, retail stores, veterinary offices, exhibit space, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
28 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Entertainment/culture | Entertainment/culture refers to buildings providing entertainment and/or cultural services that do not meet the definition of any other building activity type defined in Table 7-4. | |
29 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Library | Library refers to buildings used to store and manage collections of literary and artistic materials such as books, periodicals, newspapers, films, etc. that can be used for reference or lending. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including circulation rooms, storage areas, reading/study rooms, administrative space, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, conference rooms and auditoriums, fitness areas for staff, restrooms, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | |
30 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | Other public assembly | Other public assembly refers to buildings primarily used for entertainment or public gatherings that do not meet the definition of any other building activity type defined in Table 7-4. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including entertainment areas, administrative areas, and supporting areas such as storage rooms, hallways, restrooms, stairways, and maintenance areas. | |
31 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/ Public Assembly | Recreation | Recreation refers to buildings primarily used for recreation that do not meet the definition of any other building activity type defined in Table 7-4. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including recreational areas, restrooms, and supporting activities such as mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | |
32 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Entertainment/ Public Assembly | Social/meeting | Social/meeting hall refers to buildings primarily used for public or private gatherings. This may include community group meetings, seminars, workshops, or performances. Please note that there is another building activity type available, convention center, for large exhibition and conference facilities. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including meeting rooms, auditoriums, food service areas, restrooms, lobbies, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | |
33 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Recreation | Other - Recreation refers to buildings primarily used for recreation that do not meet the definition of any other building activity type defined in Table 7-4. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including recreational areas, restrooms, and supporting activities such as mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
34 | Entertainment/public assembly | Other - Stadium | Other - Stadium refers to buildings primarily used for sporting events that do not meet the definition of any other building activity type defined in Table 7-4. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including areas for athletic activity and spectator seating, restrooms, and supporting activities such as mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
35 | Food sales and service | Bar/Nightclub | Bar/nightclub refers to buildings used primarily for preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food and beverages, but with secondary purposes characterized by revenue generated from social/entertainment services and associated sale of beverages instead of food. Examples include restaurants with lounges and nightclubs featuring entertainment together or separate from dining. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including kitchens, sales areas, dining areas, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | ||
36 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store with Gas Station | Convenience store with gas station refers to buildings that are colocated with gas stations and are used for the sale of a limited range of items such as groceries, toiletries, newspapers, soft drinks, tobacco products, and other everyday items. Convenience store with gas station may include space for vehicle servicing and repair. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, storage areas, and vehicle repair areas. | ||
37 | Food sales and service | Convenience Store without Gas Station | Convenience store without gas station refers to buildings used for the sale of a limited range of items such as groceries, toiletries, newspapers, soft drinks, tobacco products, and other everyday items, which are not colocated with a gas station. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | ||
38 | Food sales and service | Fast Food Restaurant | Fast food restaurant, also known as quick service restaurant, refers to buildings used for the preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food. Fast food restaurants are characterized by a limited menu of food prepared quickly (often within a few minutes), and sometimes cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including kitchens, sales areas, dining areas, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | ||
39 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Supermarket/Grocery Store/Food Market | Supermarket/grocery store/food market refers to buildings used for the retail sale of primarily food and beverage products, and which may include small amounts of preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food. Buildings where the primary business is the on-site preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food should use one of the restaurant building activity types. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the sales floor, offices, storage areas, kitchens, restrooms, staff break rooms, and stairwells. | |
40 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store with gas | Convenience store with gas station refers to buildings that are colocated with gas stations and are used for the sale of a limited range of items such as groceries, toiletries, newspapers, soft drinks, tobacco products, and other everyday items. Convenience store with gas station may include space for vehicle servicing and repair. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, storage areas, and vehicle repair areas. | |
41 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Convenience store | Convenience store without gas station refers to buildings used for the sale of a limited range of items such as groceries, toiletries, newspapers, soft drinks, tobacco products, and other everyday items, which are not colocated with a gas station. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | |
42 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Other food sales | Other food sales refers to buildings used for the sales of food on either a retail or wholesale basis, but which do not meet the definition of supermarket/grocery store/food market, convenience store, or convenience store with gas stations. For example, specialty food sales like a cheese shop or butcher. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales areas, storage areas, offices, kitchens, restrooms, and staff break rooms. | |
43 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Fast Food | Fast food restaurant, also known as quick service restaurant, refers to buildings used for the preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food. Fast food restaurants are characterized by a limited menu of food prepared quickly (often within a few minutes), and sometimes cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including kitchens, sales areas, dining areas, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | |
44 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Restaurant/cafeteria | Restaurant/cafeteria refers to buildings used for preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food and beverages, but which do not fit in the fast food building activity type. Examples include fast casual, casual, and fine dining restaurants. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including kitchens, sales areas, dining areas, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | |
45 | Food sales and service | Food Sales | Other food service | Other food service refers to buildings used for preparation and sale of food and beverages, but which do not meet the definition of restaurant or bar/nightclub. For example, a bakery or coffee shop. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including kitchens, sales areas, dining areas, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | |
46 | Food sales and service | Restaurant | Restaurant refers to buildings used for preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food and beverages, but which do not fit in the fast food building activity type. Examples include fast casual, casual, and fine dining restaurants. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including kitchens, sales areas, dining areas, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | ||
47 | Food sales and service | Supermarket/Grocery Store | Supermarket/grocery store refers to buildings used for the retail sale of primarily food and beverage products, and which may include small amounts of preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food. Buildings where the primary business is the on-site preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food should use one of the restaurant building activity types. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the sales floor, offices, storage areas, kitchens, restrooms, staff break rooms, and stairwells. | ||
48 | Food sales and service | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | Wholesale club/supercenter refers to buildings used to conduct the retail sale of a wide variety of merchandise, typically in bulk quantities. Merchandise may include food, clothing, office supplies, furniture, electronics, books, sporting goods, toys, and hardware. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the sales floor, offices, storage areas, kitchens, restrooms, staff break rooms, elevators, and stairwells. | ||
49 | Food sales and service | Other - Restaurant/Bar | Other - Restaurant/bar refers to buildings used for preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food and beverages, but which does not fit into the fast food restaurant, restaurant, or bar/nightclub building activity types. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including kitchens, sales areas, dining areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | ||
50 | Health care | Ambulatory Surgical Center | Ambulatory surgical centers refers to health care facilities that provide same-day surgical care, including diagnostic and preventive procedures. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, operating and recovery rooms, waiting rooms, restrooms, employee break rooms and kitchens, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. | ||
51 | Health care | Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 9 | Hospital refers to a general medical and surgical hospital (including critical access hospitals and children's hospitals). These facilities provide acute care services intended to treat patients for short periods of time, including emergency medical care, physician's office services, diagnostic care, ambulatory care, surgical care, and limited specialty services such as rehabilitation and cancer care. The definition of hospital accounts for all building activity types owned by the hospital that are located within the hospital building/complex, including nonclinical spaces such as administrative offices, food service, retail, hotels, and power plant. Gross floor area should include all space within the building on the campus including operating rooms, bedrooms, emergency treatment areas, and medical offices, exam rooms, laboratories, lobbies, atriums, cafeterias, restrooms, stairways, corridors connecting buildings, storage areas, and elevator shafts. | |
52 | Health care | Medical Office | 3 | All medical offices considered to be diagnostic type. | |
53 | Health care | Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | Outpatient rehabilitation/physical therapy offices refers to buildings used to provide diagnosis and treatment for rehabilitation and physical therapy. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, exam rooms, waiting rooms, indoor pool areas, atriums, employee break rooms and kitchens, restrooms, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. | ||
54 | Health care | Residential Care Facility | Residential care facilities refers to buildings that provide rehabilitative and restorative care to patients on a long-term or permanent basis. Residential care facilities treat mental health issues, substance abuse, and rehabilitation for injury, illness, and disabilities. This building activity type is intended for facilities that offer long-term residential care to residents of all ages who may need assistance with activities of daily living. If a facility is designed to provide nursing and assistance to seniors only, then the senior care community building activity type should be used. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including individual rooms or units, wellness centers, exam rooms, community rooms, small shops or service areas for residents and visitors (e.g., hair salons, convenience stores), staff offices, lobbies, atriums, cafeterias, kitchens, restrooms, storage areas, hallways, basements, stairways, corridors between buildings, and elevator shafts. | ||
55 | Health care | Senior Care Community | Senior care community refers to buildings that house and provide care and assistance for elderly residents. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including individual rooms or units, wellness centers, exam rooms, community rooms, small shops or service areas for residents and visitors (e.g., hair salons, convenience stores), staff offices, lobbies, atriums, cafeterias, kitchens, restrooms, storage areas, hallways, basements, stairways, corridors between buildings, and elevator shafts. | ||
56 | Health care | Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient | Urgent care center/clinic/other outpatient office refers to buildings used to diagnose and treat patients, usually on an unscheduled, walk-in basis, who have an injury or illness that requires immediate care but is not serious enough to warrant a visit to an emergency department. Includes facilities that provide same-day surgical, diagnostic and preventive care. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, exam rooms, waiting rooms, atriums, employee break rooms and kitchens, restrooms, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. | ||
57 | Health care | Other - Specialty Hospital | Other/specialty hospitals refers to long-term acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, including cancer centers and psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals/facilities. Gross floor area should include all space within the building/complex, including medical offices, patient rooms, laboratories, lobbies, atriums, cafeterias, restrooms, stairways, corridors connecting buildings, storage areas, and elevator shafts. | ||
58 | Lodging/residential | Barracks | Barracks refers to residential buildings associated with military facilities or educational institutions, which offer multiple accommodations for long-term residents. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including bedrooms, common areas, food service facilities, restrooms, laundry facilities, meeting spaces, exercise rooms, health club/spas, lobbies, elevator shafts, storage areas, and stairways. | ||
59 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Hotel | Hotel refers to buildings renting overnight accommodations on a room/suite and nightly basis, and typically include a bath/shower and other facilities in guest rooms. Hotel properties typically have daily services available to guests including housekeeping/laundry and a front desk/concierge. Hotel does not apply to properties where more than 50 percent of the floor area is occupied by fractional ownership units such as condominiums or vacation timeshares, or to private residences that are rented out on a daily or weekly basis. Hotel properties should be majority-owned by a single entity and have rooms available on a nightly basis. Condominiums or time shares should select the multifamily housing building activity type. Gross floor area should include all interior space within the building, including guestrooms, halls, lobbies, atriums, food preparation and restaurant space, conference and banquet space, fitness centers/spas, laundry facilities, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, storage areas, restrooms, employee break rooms, and back-of-house offices. | |
60 | Lodging/residential | Hotel | Motel or inn | Motel is a hotel like lodging where most rooms are entered from the exterior. Gross floor area should include all interior space within the building, including guestrooms, halls, lobbies, atriums, food preparation and restaurant space, conference and banquet space, fitness centers/spas, laundry facilities, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, storage areas, restrooms, employee break rooms, and back-of-house offices. | |
61 | Lodging/residential | Multifamily Housing | Multifamily housing refers to a covered multifamily building containing sleeping units or more than five dwelling units where occupants are primarily permanent in nature. Gross floor area should include management offices or other spaces that may not contain living units. Gross floor area should include all interior space within the building, including living space in each unit (including occupied and unoccupied units), interior common areas (e.g., lobbies, offices, community rooms, common kitchens, fitness rooms), hallways, stairwells, elevator shafts, connecting corridors between buildings, storage areas, restrooms, and mechanical space such as a boiler room. | ||
62 | Lodging/residential | Prison/Incarceration | 9 | Prison/incarceration refers to federal, state, local, or private-sector buildings used for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of crimes. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including holding cells, cafeterias, administrative spaces, kitchens, lobbies, atriums, conference rooms and auditoriums, fitness areas, storage areas, restrooms, stairways, and elevator shafts. | |
63 | Lodging/residential | Residence Hall/Dormitory | Residence hall/dormitory refers to buildings associated with educational institutions or military facilities, which offer multiple accommodations for long-term residents. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including bedrooms, common areas, food service facilities, restrooms, laundry facilities, meeting spaces, exercise rooms, health club/spas, lobbies, elevator shafts, storage areas, and stairways. | ||
64 | Lodging/residential | Residential Care Facility | Residential care facilities refers to buildings that provide rehabilitative and restorative care to patients on a long-term or permanent basis. Residential care facilities treat mental health issues, substance abuse, and rehabilitation for injury, illness, and disabilities. This building activity type is intended for facilities that offer long-term residential care to residents of all ages who may need assistance with activities of daily living. If a facility is designed to provide nursing and assistance to seniors only, then the senior care community building activity type should be used. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including individual rooms or units, wellness centers, exam rooms, community rooms, small shops or service areas for residents and visitors (e.g., hair salons, convenience stores), staff offices, lobbies, atriums, cafeterias, kitchens, restrooms, storage areas, hallways, basements, stairways, corridors between buildings, and elevator shafts. | ||
65 | Lodging/residential | Senior Care Community | Senior care community refers to buildings that house and provide care and assistance for elderly residents. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including individual rooms or units, wellness centers, exam rooms, community rooms, small shops or service areas for residents and visitors (e.g., hair salons, convenience stores), staff offices, lobbies, atriums, cafeterias, kitchens, restrooms, storage areas, hallways, basements, stairways, corridors between buildings, and elevator shafts. A community with only independent living should benchmark under the multifamily building activity type. | ||
66 | Lodging/ residential | Other - Lodging/Residential | Other - Lodging/residential refers to buildings used for residential purposes other than those described in the available building activity types in this table (i.e., residential other than multifamily residential, single family home, senior care community, residence hall/dormitory, barracks, prison/incarceration, or hotel). Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including living areas, common areas, and administrative space, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, waiting areas, cafeterias, restrooms, stairways, atriums, elevator shafts, and storage areas. | ||
67 | Mixed use | Mixed Use Property | 4 | Must use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings, area weighted EUIt based on building activity types. | |
68 | Office | Medical Office | 3 | Medical office refers to buildings used to provide diagnosis and treatment for medical, dental, or psychiatric outpatient care. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, exam rooms, laboratories, lobbies, atriums, conference rooms and auditoriums, employee break rooms and kitchens, restrooms, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. If you have restaurants, retail (pharmacy), or services (dry cleaners) within the medical office, you should most likely include this square footage and energy in the medical office building activity type. | |
69 | Office | Office | Admin/professional office | Administrative/professional office refers to buildings used for the conduct of commercial business activities. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, conference rooms and auditoriums, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, fitness areas for staff, restrooms, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | |
70 | Office | Office | Bank/other financial | Financial office refers to buildings used for financial services such as bank headquarters and securities and brokerage firms. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, trading floors, conference rooms and auditoriums, vaults, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, atriums, fitness areas for staff, restrooms, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | |
71 | Office | Office | Government office | Government office is an office used by employees of federal, state, county, or city governments. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, conference rooms and auditoriums, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, fitness areas for staff, restrooms, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | |
72 | Office | Office | Medical office (diagnostic) | 3 | Medical office refers to buildings used to provide diagnosis and treatment for medical, dental, or psychiatric outpatient care. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, exam rooms, laboratories, lobbies, atriums, conference rooms and auditoriums, employee break rooms and kitchens, restrooms, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. |
73 | Office | Office | Other office | Other office is an office that does not meet the definition of any of the other office building activity type defined in Table 7-4. | |
74 | Office | Veterinary Office | Veterinary office refers to buildings used for the medical care and treatment of animals. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, exam rooms, waiting rooms, atriums, employee break rooms and kitchens, restrooms, elevator shafts, stairways, mechanical rooms, and storage areas. | ||
75 | Office | Other - Office | Other office is an office that does not meet the definition of any of the other office building activity type defined in Table 7-4. | ||
76 | Public services | Courthouse | Courthouse refers to buildings used for federal, state, or local courts, and associated administrative office space. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including temporary holding cells, chambers, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, atriums, conference rooms and auditoriums, fitness areas for staff, restrooms, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | ||
77 | Public services | Fire Station | Fire station refers to buildings used to provide emergency response services associated with fires. Fire stations may be staffed by either volunteer or full-time paid firefighters. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including office areas, vehicle storage areas, residential areas (if applicable), storage areas, break rooms, restrooms, kitchens, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
78 | Public services | Library | Library refers to buildings used to store and manage collections of literary and artistic materials such as books, periodicals, newspapers, films, etc. that can be used for reference or lending. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including circulation rooms, storage areas, reading/study rooms, administrative space, kitchens used by staff, lobbies, conference rooms and auditoriums, fitness areas for staff, restrooms, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | ||
79 | Public services | Mailing Center/Post Office | Mailing center/post office refers to buildings used as retail establishments dedicated to mail and mailing supplies. This includes U.S. Post Offices, in addition to private retailers that offer priority mail services and mailing supplies. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including retail counters, administrative space, kitchens used by staff, restrooms, lobbies, conference rooms, storage areas, stairways, and mechanical rooms. | ||
80 | Public services | Police Station | Police station applies to buildings used for federal, state, or local police forces and their associated office space. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including offices, temporary holding cells, kitchens used by staff, restrooms, lobbies, atriums, conference rooms and auditoriums, fitness areas for staff, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | ||
81 | Public services | Prison/Incarceration | 9 | Prison/incarceration refers to federal, state, local, or private-sector buildings used for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of crimes. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including holding cells, cafeterias, administrative spaces, kitchens, restrooms, lobbies, atriums, conference rooms and auditoriums, fitness areas, storage areas, stairways, and elevator shafts. | |
82 | Public services | Social/Meeting Hall | Social/meeting hall refers to buildings primarily used for public or private gatherings. This may include community group meetings, seminars, workshops, or performances. Please note that there is another building activity type available, convention center, for large exhibition and conference facilities. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including meeting rooms, auditoriums, food service areas, restrooms, lobbies, administrative/office space, mechanical rooms, storage areas, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
83 | Public services | Transportation Terminal/Station | Transportation terminal/station applies to buildings used primarily for accessing public or private transportation. This includes train stations, bus stations, airports, and seaports. These terminals include areas for ticket purchases, and embarkation/disembarkation, and may also include public waiting areas with restaurants and other concessions. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including boarding areas, waiting areas, administrative space, kitchens used by staff, restrooms, lobbies, restaurants, cafeterias, stairways, atriums, elevator shafts, and storage areas. | ||
84 | Public services | Other - Public Service | Other - Public service refers to buildings used by public-sector organizations to provide public services other than those described in the available building activity types in this table (i.e., services other than offices, courthouses, drinking water treatment and distribution plants, fire stations, libraries, mailing centers or post offices, police stations, prisons or incarceration facilities, social or meeting halls, transportation terminals or stations, or wastewater treatment plants). Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including administrative space, kitchens used by staff, restrooms, lobbies, waiting areas, cafeterias, stairways, atriums, elevator shafts, landscaping sheds, and storage areas. | ||
85 | Religious worship | Worship Facility | Worship facility refers to buildings that are used as places of worship. This includes churches, temples, mosques, synagogues, meetinghouses, or any other buildings that primarily function as a place of religious worship. Gross floor area should include all areas inside the building that includes the primary worship area, including food preparation, community rooms, classrooms, and supporting areas such as restrooms, storage areas, hallways, and elevator shafts. | ||
86 | Retail | Automobile Dealership | Automobile dealership refers to buildings used for the sale of new or used cars and light trucks. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, conference rooms, vehicle service centers, parts storage areas, waiting rooms, staff break rooms, restrooms, hallways, and stairwells. | ||
87 | Retail | Convenience Store with Gas Station | Convenience store with gas station refers to buildings that are colocated with gas stations and are used for the sale of a limited range of items such as groceries, toiletries, newspapers, soft drinks, tobacco products, and other everyday items. Convenience store with gas station may include space for vehicle servicing and repair. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, storage areas, and vehicle repair areas. | ||
88 | Retail | Convenience Store without Gas Station | Convenience store without gas station refers to buildings used for the sale of a limited range of items such as groceries, toiletries, newspapers, soft drinks, tobacco products, and other everyday items, which are not colocated with a gas station. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, and storage areas. | ||
89 | Retail | Enclosed Mall | 5 | Enclosed mall refers to buildings that house multiple stores, often "anchored" by one or more department stores, and with interior walkways. Most stores will not have entrances accessible from outside, with the exception of the "anchor" stores. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including retail stores, offices, food courts, restaurants, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, atriums, walkways, stairwells, and mechanical rooms. | |
90 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Enclosed mall | 5 | Enclosed mall refers to buildings that house multiple stores, often "anchored" by one or more department stores, and with interior walkways. Most stores will not have entrances accessible from outside, with the exception of the "anchor" stores. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including retail stores, offices, food courts, restaurants, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, atriums, walkways, stairwells, and mechanical rooms. |
91 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Other retail | Other - Retail refers to a mixed-use commercial development that includes retail stores and leisure amenities that do not meet the definition of lifestyle center - retail store. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including retail stores, offices, food courts, restaurants, residential areas, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, walkways, stairwells, and mechanical areas. | |
92 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | Retail store | Lifestyle center refers to a mixed-use commercial development that includes retail stores and leisure amenities, where individual retail stores typically contain an entrance accessible from the outside and are not connected by internal walkways. Lifestyle centers have an open-air design, unlike traditional enclosed malls, and often include landscaped pedestrian areas, as well as streets and vehicle parking. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including retail stores, offices, food courts, restaurants, residential areas, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, walkways, stairwells, and mechanical areas. | |
93 | Retail | Lifestyle Center | 4 | Must use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | |
94 | Retail | Retail Store | Retail store refers to individual stores used to conduct the retail sale of nonfood consumer goods such as clothing, books, toys, sporting goods, office supplies, hardware, and electronics. Buildings containing multiple stores should be classified as enclosed mall, lifestyle center, or strip mall. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales areas, storage areas, offices, restrooms, staff break rooms, elevators, and stairwells. | ||
95 | Retail | Strip Mall | 4 | Strip mall refers to buildings comprising more than one retail store, restaurant, or other business, in an open-air configuration where each establishment has an exterior entrance to the public and there are no internal walkways. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including retail stores, offices, restaurants, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, and stairwells. | |
96 | Retail | Supermarket/Grocery Store | Supermarket/grocery store refers to buildings used for the retail sale of primarily food and beverage products, and which may include small amounts of preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food. Buildings where the primary business is the on-site preparation and sale of ready-to-eat food should use one of the restaurant building activity types. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the sales floor, offices, storage areas, kitchens, restrooms, staff break rooms, and stairwells. | ||
97 | Retail | Wholesale Club/Supercenter | Wholesale club/supercenter refers to buildings used to conduct the retail sale of a wide variety of merchandise, typically in bulk quantities. Merchandise may include food, clothing, office supplies, furniture, electronics, books, sporting goods, toys, and hardware. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the sales floor, offices, storage areas, kitchens, restrooms, staff break rooms, elevators, and stairwells. | ||
98 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | Enclosed mall | 5 | Enclosed mall refers to buildings that house multiple stores, often "anchored" by one or more department stores, and with interior walkways. Most stores will not have entrances accessible from outside, with the exception of the "anchor" stores. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including retail stores, offices, food courts, restaurants, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, atriums, walkways, stairwells, and mechanical rooms. |
99 | Retail | Other - Retail/Mall | 4 | Must use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | |
100 | Technology/science | Data Center | 6 | Data center refers to an activity space or buildings specifically designed and equipped to meet the needs of high density computing equipment, such as server racks, used for data storage and processing, including dedicated uninterruptible power supplies and cooling systems and require a constant power load of 75 kW or more. Gross floor area shall only include space within the building, including raised floor computing space, server rack aisles, storage silos, control console areas, battery rooms and mechanical rooms for dedicated cooling equipment. Gross floor area shall not include a server closet, telecommunications equipment closet, computer training area, office, elevator, corridors, or other auxiliary space. This is a building or activity without an energy target. Included to provide definition only. | |
101 | Technology/science | Laboratory | Laboratory refers to buildings that provide controlled conditions in which scientific research, measurement, and experiments are performed or practical science is taught. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including workstations/hoods, offices, conference rooms, restrooms, storage areas, decontamination rooms, mechanical rooms, elevator shafts, and stairwells. | ||
102 | Technology/science | Other - Technology/Science | Other service | Other - Technology/science refers to buildings used for science and technology related services other than laboratories and data centers. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including areas with the main business activity, production areas, administrative offices, restrooms, employee break areas, stairways, atriums, elevator shafts, and storage areas. | |
103 | Services | Personal Services (Health/Beauty, Dry Cleaning, etc.) | Personal services refers to buildings used to sell services rather than physical goods. Examples include dry cleaners, salons, spas, etc. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, walkways, and stairwells. | ||
104 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe,Locksmith, etc.) | Repair shop | Repair services refers to buildings in which repair service is provided other than vehicle repair or maintenance. Examples include vehicle service or repair shops, shoe repair, jewelry repair, locksmiths, etc. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, repair areas, workshops, offices, parts storage areas, waiting rooms, restrooms, staff break rooms, hallways, and stairwells. | |
105 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle service/repair shop | Vehicle service/repair shop refers to buildings in which vehicle repair service is provided. Examples include vehicle mechanical repair, body and paint shops, muffler, brake and tire shops. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, repair areas, workshops, offices, parts storage areas, waiting rooms, restrooms, staff break rooms, hallways, and stairwells. | |
106 | Services | Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | Vehicle storage/maintenance | Repair services - Vehicle storage/maintenance refers to buildings in which vehicle storage or maintenance service is provided. Examples include warehousing of vehicles and maintenance services such as vehicle washing/detailing. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, maintenance areas, repair areas, workshops, offices, storage areas, waiting rooms, restrooms, staff break rooms, hallways, and stairwells. | |
107 | Services | Other - Services | Other - Services refers to buildings in which primarily services are offered, but which does not fit into the personal services or repair services building activity type. Examples include kennels, photo processing shops, etc. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including sales floors, offices, storage areas, restrooms, staff break rooms, walkways, and stairwells. | ||
108 | Utility | Energy/Power Station | 7 | Energy/power station applies to buildings containing machinery and/or associated equipment for generating electricity or district heat (steam, hot water, or chilled water) from a raw fuel, including fossil fuel power plants, traditional district heat power plants, combined heat and power plants, nuclear reactors, hydroelectric dams, or facilities associated with a solar or wind farm. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including power generation areas (boilers, turbines, etc.), administrative space, cooling towers, kitchens used by staff, restrooms, lobbies, meeting rooms, cafeterias, stairways, elevator shafts, and storage areas (which may include fossil fuel storage tanks or bins). This is a building or activity without an energy target. This may be exempt from the standard, see Section Z4.1 2, d. | |
109 | Utility | Other - Utility | 7 | Other - Utility applies to buildings used by a utility for some purpose other than general office or energy/power generation. This may include utility transfer stations or maintenance facilities. Note that an administrative office occupied by a utility should be entered as office, and a power or energy generation plant should be entered as energy/power station. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including administrative space, maintenance and equipment areas, generator rooms, kitchens used by staff, restrooms, lobbies, meeting rooms, stairways, elevator shafts, and storage areas. This is a building or activity without an energy target. This may be exempt from the standard, see Section Z4.1 2, d. | |
110 | Warehouse/storage | Self-Storage Facility | Self-storage facility refers to buildings that are used for private storage. Typically, a single self-storage facility will contain a variety of individual units that are rented out for the purpose of storing personal belongings. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including individual storage units, administrative offices, security and maintenance areas, mechanical rooms, hallways, stairways, and elevator shafts. | ||
111 | Warehouse/storage | Distribution Center | Distribution center refers to unrefrigerated buildings that are used for the temporary storage and redistribution of goods, manufactured products, merchandise or raw materials. Buildings that are used primarily for assembling, modifying, manufacturing, or growing goods, products, merchandise or raw material should be classified as manufacturing facility. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including space designed to store nonperishable goods and merchandise, offices, lobbies, stairways, restrooms, equipment storage areas, and elevator shafts. | ||
112 | Warehouse/storage | Nonrefrigerated Warehouse | Nonrefrigerated warehouse refers to unrefrigerated buildings that are used to store goods, manufactured products, merchandise or raw materials. Buildings that are used primarily for assembling, modifying, manufacturing, or growing goods, products, merchandise or raw material should be classified as manufacturing facility. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, including the main storage rooms, administrative offices, lobbies, stairways, restrooms, equipment storage areas, and elevator shafts. | ||
113 | Warehouse/storage | Refrigerated Warehouse | Refrigerated warehouse refers to refrigerated buildings that are used to store or redistribute perishable goods or merchandise under refrigeration at temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 degrees Celsius). Buildings that are used primarily for assembling, modifying, manufacturing, or growing goods, products, merchandise or raw material should be classified as manufacturing facility. Gross floor area should include all space within the building, which includes temperature controlled areas, administrative offices, lobbies, stairways, restrooms, equipment storage areas, and elevator shafts. | ||
Notes: | 1. Select the most specific building activity type that applies. |
2. Building activity types are defined by AHJ in Table 7-4. | |
3. All medical offices considered to be diagnostic type. | |
4. Must use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | |
5. Suggest considering use of Section 7.2.3 method for mixed use buildings. | |
6. This is a building or activity without an energy target. Included to provide definition only. | |
7. This is a building or activity without an energy target. This may be exempt from the standard, see Section Z4.1 2, d. | |
8. Laboratories as defined by the college/university building activity type where the primary activity is for teaching practical science shall use the college/university building activity type target. College/university buildings with research laboratory building activities where the primary activities are of scientific research, measurement, and experiments are performed, can utilize building activity type 101 laboratory for an area weighted EUIt. | |
9. Building activity type target developed at the campus-level. As an alternative to complying at the building-level, these covered buildings may comply at a campus-level with the EUIt. "Campus-level" is an alternative reporting pathway for a collection of all buildings on adjoining property with a single shared primary function that act as a single property. |
[Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27A.210. WSR 24-16-041, § 194-50-150, filed 7/30/24, effective 8/30/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27A.210 and 19.27A.250. WSR 24-03-033, § 194-50-150, filed 1/8/24, effective 2/8/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 19.27A.210. WSR 23-13-081, § 194-50-150, filed 6/15/23, effective 7/16/23; WSR 20-22-059, § 194-50-150, filed 10/30/20, effective 11/30/20.]
Reviser's note: The brackets and enclosed material in the text of the above section occurred in the copy filed by the agency.