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General Services Administration
Heartland Region
ENERGY STAR Validations
The United States Environmental Protection Agencies ENERGY
STAR program for commercial buildings is national energy
performance rating system that provides a 1-100 scale that helps
organizations assess how efficiently their buildings use energy
relative to similar buildings nationwide.
The buildings physical characteristics and energy consumption
are entered into ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager and a score is
generated based upon energy use for the particular building type.
A building that scores a rating of 75 or higher is eligible for the
ENERGY STAR label.
In order to apply for the US EPA's ENERGY STAR certification, a
Professional Engineer must visit the site and verify the building
operation in accordance with ASHRAE and IESNA Standards.
While visiting the site, Engineer verifies that the information
provided in the building’s ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio account is
correct. The engineer also ensures that the building occupants
comfortable with lighting levels, thermal comfort, and/or
adequate ventilation and that occupant comfort is not being
sacrificed with the facility’s desire for improved energy efficiency.
FEA provided this verification service to 12 federal facilities in the
GSA Heartland Region with a total building area of 3,940,707
square feet and an average building area of 328,392 square feet.
All of the facilities have earned the ENERGY STAR label with the
lowest at a score of 75, the highest at a score 94 and an average
score of 84.
Whittaker Courthouse, Kansas City, MO
PRIMARY CLIENT REFERENCE
Kevin Santee
Tenant Services Branch Chief
GSA Heartland
1500 E. Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131-3008
(816) 823-2219
[email protected]
START DATE: July 2011
COMPLETION DATE: Ongoing
PROJECT SIZE: 16 validations in 4 states
VALUE OF CONTRACT: $77,655
CLIENT BENEFITS
 Statement of Energy Performance
 Validation to comply with EPA’s
 ENERGY STAR Program
 Achieved an ENERGY STAR
certification for each building
 Third party validation of facility
conditions
SCOPE ITEMS
 Verify proper building ventilation
 Confirm occupant thermal
comfort
 Validate lighting levels
 Generate ENERGY STAR compliance
documentation