Rules of the Battle

Any organization can enter [# of buildings] commercial buildings of [property type of building] in the competition. To be eligible to compete, the buildings must have complete energy data entered in Portfolio Manager for calendar year[Baseline Year]. [*OPTIONAL*Buildings may optionally choose to compete to save water in addition to energy. To compete for Top Water Saver recognition, the buildings must also have complete water data entered in Portfolio Manager for calendar year[Baseline Year].]
[*OPTIONAL*]Organizations can also enter teams of buildings to compete. Teams must consist of at least [# of buildings] buildings,and there is no cap on the number of buildings on a team. The buildings on a team can be leased, owned, occupied, or managed by one organization or multiple organizations. A building can compete on more than one team, and all buildings entered as part of a team will automatically be entered to compete individually. Example teamsinclude:
[*EXAMPLE*] Your entire portfolio ofbuildings
[*EXAMPLE*] All schools in a schooldistrict
[*EXAMPLE*] Five stores and a warehouse operated by aretailer
[*EXAMPLE*] Ten buildings in a business improvementdistrict
[*EXAMPLE*] Multiple clients of an energy consultingfirm
The application period will be open from [Registration Start Date – Registration End Date]. All buildings that submit complete, whole- building energy use data (and water data, if competing) for calendar year [YEAR] through Portfolio Managerwill be entered tocompete.
[*OPTIONAL*] At the midpoint, competitors must update and submit complete energy use data (and water data, ifcompeting) through [Midpoint end date]. We will provide a link to this Portfolio Manager report to competitors in [Date link will be published and provided to competitors].
For the winner announcement, competitors must update and submit complete energy use data (andwater data, if competing) through [Comparison Year End Date]. We will provide a link to this Portfolio Manager report to competitors in [Date link will be published and provided to competitors].
We will provide recognition for the following energy [*OPTIONAL*andwater]efficiency achievements:
[*EXAMPLE*] BiggestEnergy Loser – Team: The team that reduces total weather normalized source energyor water use the most on a percentage basis from [Baseline Year toComparison Year].
[*EXAMPLE*] Biggest Energy Loser – Building: The building that reduces total weather normalized source energyor water use the most on a percentage basis from [Baseline Year toComparison Year].
[*EXAMPLE*] Top Building by Category: Competitors in each building category that reduce total weathernormalized source energy or water use the most on a percentage basis from [Baseline Year toComparison Year].
[*EXAMPLE*] 20% Improvement: Any team or competitor that improves weather normalized source energy useor water efficiency by 20% or more from [Baseline Year toComparison Year].
[*OPTIONAL*] The presumptive winners will be required to have their energy or water data for the baseline andcomparative periods (calendar years [Baseline Year andComparison Year]) validated by a licensed professional engineer or registered architect to receive recognition.