by Brianna Crandall — February 19, 2016—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week partnerships with 21 companies, federal agencies, and state and local governments to promote the use of DOE’s Building Energy Asset Score tool.
The Asset Score, first released in 2014, is a free, Web-based software tool that identifies opportunities to improve the energy efficiency of a building’s structure and energy-related systems. To date, the Asset Score has been used on 825 commercial and multifamily residential buildings nationwide totaling more than 83 million square feet.
Participants in the Asset Score National Leadership Network (full list online) committed to either use the Asset Score on 10 buildings, work with DOE to produce a case study, or promote Asset Score usage through educational activities, as well as help guide future improvements to the tool. DOE has committed to provide technical assistance to support these commitments, which will occur throughout 2016.
DOE also announced the launch of the Asset Score Preview, a new feature within the Asset Score that enables users to conduct simple energy efficiency analysis by entering just a few data points on their building. Asset Score Preview users receive a score range on the Asset Score scale.
