by Rebecca Walker — August 12, 2009—ASTM International Committee E50 is developing a proposed standard for collection and disclosure of energy use information associated with buildings involved in real estate transactions.
Some areas that would be covered in screening process include property and building characteristics; electrical consumption and cost; oil, natural gas, and steam consumption and cost; water consumption and cost; and green building certification/rating.
The standard would look at property and building characteristics (property type, building age, last major renovation, number of floors, square footage, occupancy, heating system, air conditioning system, etc.); electrical consumption and cost (minimum prior 12 months); water consumption and cost (minimum prior 12 months); energy audit history; green building certification/rating; and applicable energy efficiency ordinances/codes (local/federal).
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