ENERGY STAR
Portfolio Manager Upgrade
Project Fact Sheet
December 2012
ENERGY STAR
PortfolioManagerM project update
We're excited to let you know that the Portfolio Manager Upgrade is on schedule for release in June 2013. We've been work-
ing closely with our software developers and we are building new features every day! If you're not familiar with the project,
we encourage you to look at our previous quarterly updates, which include demonstrations of our Add Property Wizard (June
2012), our Connection and Sharing Features (June 2012), and new reports (Sept 2012). This document contains our updates
from our most recent work. To learn more, visit: www.energystar.gov/PMUpgrade
Major Objectives	Test Exchanging Data!
As of September 27, we released our full set of web services for
testing. These are the detailed specifications that allow organi-
zations to exchange data with Portfolio Manager. Utilities and
energy service companies use these web services to upload your
meter data and/or extract your performance metrics.
If your organization exchanges data or is interested in doing so,
you can start testing right now, so you'll be ready to launch with
us in June 2013.
Please visit: http://PortfolioManager.energystar.gov/WebServices
New Look and Feel
Easier features for entering,
sharing, and reporting data
Streamlined Database
Faster system processing
Modern Web Services
New methods for exchanging
data seamlessly
NEW SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST
Starting in June 2013, you'll be able to use a
new feature to track the sustainability of your
buildings. You can follow along with the Federal
Guiding Principles for High Performance Sustain-
able Buildings, which are required by law for US
Government Buildings.
The checklist explains each guiding principle to let
you track your sustainabiiity in five areas:
Design
Energy
Water
Environmental Quality
Materials
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Federal Sustainability
' Guiding Principles Checklist Report
LEAflN MORE AT
energystar.gov
The Federal Guiding Principles Checklist is an approach for evaluating sustainability in existing buildings. It is
encouraged for all existing buildings, and in particular may be used by US Government buildings for compliance with the
Federal Guiding Principles for High Performance Sustainable Buildings.
Checklist Complete: 42%
¦	Yes (30%)
5S Not Applicable (12%)
¦	No (0%)
In Process (0%)
¦	Not Assessed (0%)
Checklist Completion percentage includes 'Yes"
and "Not Applicable" responses.
Property Name: West Allegan
Agency: Michigan State Government
Federal Real Property Unique Identifier:
548175784
Target Date of Compliance: March 31, 2011
Third Party Certification: None
Checklist Manager: None
Supporting Documentation: 12 documents
Once you've assessed your property, you'll be able to print a friendly
report to review your progress.

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FEATURES ADDED FOR COMMERCIAL
NEW CONSTRUCTION PROPERTY DESIGNS
As part of our upgrade, we are expanding Portfolio Manager to in-
clude your new construction design projects, by adding a "Design"
section in tool. You will be able to:
•	Evaluate the energy efficiency of your design project for a
new building
•	Get graphs of how the energy estimates for a design com-
pares with your target & the national median
•	Create documents to Apply for Designed to Earn the ENERGY
STAR, if your property design earns a 75 or higher
•	Save the estimated energy and property information of your
new construction design project for future comparison against
your actual performance
The property design characteristics wiii be
listed on their own tab for each building
for easy management and comparison.
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Example K-12 Application
Score for Your Design
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About this Property's Design
Energy Use Intensity (EUI)
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