Technical Clarification
ELIGIBILITY CRITERION 4: TIMING OF CERTIFICATION
Erratum Number
GEN-1-T-EBP1-4447
Guidance
20122-10-24
In line with the EBP v1 Technical Manual (pg. xiv), project teams are required to submit annual data during the 3 year period post certification for:
- Energy consumption data
- Water consumption data
Project teams are required to submit this data yearly, for the 3 years. Or 2 years if the projects is Recertified within the 3 year period.
eg. if your project receives final results in January 2019, the first annual submission data for Energy and Water is required to be submitted via Zendesk in January 2020 and again in January 2021. Final data submission is then required in January 2022 or Recertification will then take place before January 2022.
Please note this yearly data is not assessed, it is used by the GBCSA to update the benchmarks to improve both the EBP and EWP Tool.
Project teams are required to submit the following on Zendesk:
- Original Project Number and Building name
- EWP or other Compliance Path spreadsheet completed for previous 12 month period for:
- Energy consumption data
- Water consumption data
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Technical Clarification
Energy and Water benchmarking
Guidance
26-01-2021
In the EBP v1 Technical Manual CERTIFCATION PROCESS under ENERGY AND WATER BENCHMARKING, it currently says, ‘projects will have the option of submitting the Energy Consumption and Water Consumption credits (Ene-1 and Wat-1) for assessment prior to submission of all other credits for assessment. The Energy & Water performance will be assessed and a formal Energy & Water Benchmarking Certificate issued to the project by the GBCSA.’ – this is NOT accurate.
All Energy and Water credits are to be submitted within the Project’s submission with the other credits. And the if the building targeting a rating is an office, it will receive it’s EWP certificate if/when it achieves its full rating.
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Technical Clarification
Definition of ‘extended period of time'
Erratum Number
GEN-1-T-EBP1-2352
Guidance
2018-07-05
The GBCSA will accept the Interiors Tool description that ‘where a person is expected to work for a period longer than one continuous hour per day’ is equated in the EBP Technical Manual to ‘a space where a person is expected to work, or remain for an extended period of time’ and is a REGULARLY OCCUPIED SPACE.
The further definition/words in the Interiors Occupied Space (OS) don’t apply to the EBP Tool and the definitions with in the EBP Technical Manual as well the definitions within each credit should be taken into account when understanding and defining what REGULARLY OCCUPIED SPACE is for that specific credit.
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Erratum
Signatures on Policies/Plans and Programme Model
Erratum Number
GEN-1-E-EBP1-2151
Guidance
2018-02-14
All Policies/Plans/Programme model or documentation that require signature(s) must have at least the Facilities/Building Manager/Duly authorised person and/or the responsible Contractor(s) signature(s) with the date of signature on it confirming implementation.
If all necessary signature(s) are not on the documentation to indicate implementation thereof during the Round 1 assessment, the project team have the following options:
1. Adapt and resubmit the performance period of the Energy and Water Benchmarking Tool (Energy and Water credits) to include the implementation month of when the document has been signed as proof of implementation by the responsible party (the outstanding signature and consumption data for the EWP Tool can not be earlier than the Round 1 comments date).
2. In the absence of the signature; it will be understood by the GBCSA that the Facilities/Building Manager or responsible Contractor has not seen or implemented the specific document and the project team updates the performance period (as per point 1 above) to reflect the date that the document has been signed in the Round 2 submission.
It is understood that all documentation must be implemented prior or during the performance period and that it is acceptable for the performance period to be shifted. Please note that the data for the last month is not older than 3 months which includes the month where the documents from Round 1 comments have been signed by the responsible party.
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Erratum
Performance Period for the credits
Erratum Number
GEN-1-T-EBP1-2027
Guidance
2017-09-21
The performance period guidelines for EBP v1. updated IEQ -1.
Scroll to the bottom to see attached PDF EBP v1 Performance Period 09-2017 document
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Technical Clarification
Compliance Paths (ENE & WAT) for Recertification of PILOT projects to V1
Erratum Number
GEN-1-T-EBP1-1353
Guidance
2016-03-16
Energy and Water Compliance Paths used by EBP PILOT Projects in the first submission are able to use the same Compliance Path for their first V1 submission only.
The GBCSA confirms that for recertification or any future certification of the same building that the Compliance Path route set out in the latest Technical Manual will need to be followed.
The GBCSA recognises that projects that go straight to V1 and therefore don’t have historical data have an advantage over projects that are ‘already on the journey’ is a reality and not one that the Tool addresses.
PILOT Project Teams using the same Compliance Path for their first V1 submission are to submit a CIR via Zendesk with their motivation, clearly explaining why the other Compliance Paths may disadvantage the project.
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Erratum
Policy and Plan/ Programme Model
Erratum Number
GEN-1-E-EBP1-1139
Guidance
2015-11-16
This Policy/Programme Model sets out the framework which Policies, Programmes & Plans are to follow for Green Star SA - Existing Building Performance Certification. See the specific credits in the Technical Manual for further details.
Scroll to the bottom to see attached PDF document.
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Technical Clarification
Performance Period for the credits
Erratum Number
GEN-1-T-EBP1-1170
Guidance
2015-11-16
Superceded by TCE: GEN-1-T-EBP1-2027
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Technical Clarification
As Built drawings
TC Number
GEN-1-T-EBP1-1189
Guidance
2015-11-25
Only As Built drawings will be accepted for the Existing Building Performance rating tool.
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