Award Category Descriptions and Details
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Award Category |
Description |
Data Ask |
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For Participants (e.g.
building owners, managers) |
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1 |
Highest
number of high-efficiency RTU installations |
The number
of RTUs that an organization has installed (new construction or replacement)
across its portfolio of buildings that meet or exceed the CEE Tier 2 IEER or
SEER specifications (CEE 2016). |
Number of
RTUs, capacities, and efficiencies of units installed. |
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2 |
Highest number of advanced RTU control retrofits |
Number of advanced RTU control retrofit installations as defined
by the Advanced RTU Campaign advanced RTU control specification. |
Number of qualifying advanced RTU control retrofits. |
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3 |
Highest
% of RTU portfolio upgraded for high-efficiency since 2013 |
Number
of advanced RTU improvements divided by total number of RTUs across
portfolio. Must have more than 100 RTUs improved over the 4
year period of Jan 2013 – Dec 2016 with CEE Tier 2 RTU installations
and advanced RTU control retrofits. |
Number of
RTUs, capacities, and efficiencies of units installed. |
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4 |
Highest number of RTU installations that meet/exceed RTU
challenge specification |
The number of RTUs that an organization has installed on its
buildings that meet or exceed the RTU Challenge (IEER of 18+). |
Number of RTUs, size and IEER rating. |
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5 |
Largest
efficiency gain for a single building RTU
replacement project |
The
largest percent decrease in peak cooling power for a replacement project
determined by the installed capacity and the EER rating compared to the
replaced equipment. The EER of the replaced equipment can be degraded at 1%
per year. Reductions in the installed cooling capacity is included in the
calculation. |
Number
of RTUs, cooling capacity, and EER for new RTUs; and the number of RTUs,
cooling capacity, original EER, and age of replaced RTUs. |
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6 |
Highest number of advanced automated fault detection and
diagnostic (AFDD) installations on RTUs |
Number of automated fault detection and diagnostic (AFDD)
installations on RTUs. Advanced AFDD is defined as characteristics further
advanced than that listed in California Title 24 and in ASHRAE Standard
90.1-2016. |
Number of RTUs, and capacities, as well as type of AFDD
installations |
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7 |
Most
innovative RTU management approach by a participating partner |
This
category recognizes the most innovative approach to managing RTU maintenance
and replacement strategies to reduce life-cycle costs and energy consumption. |
Summary
of RTU management process including analysis approaches, maintenance
practices, innovative contracting, and resulting cost/energy savings. |
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8 |
Most innovative RTU automated fault detection and diagnostic (AFDD)
approach by a participating partner |
This category recognizes the most innovative and effective
approach to implementing AFDD installations on RTUs. |
Summary of AFDD installations including AFDD features, how AFDD
information is used to improve performance, and estimated cost/energy
savings. |
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9 |
Most
successful landlord/tenant lease arrangement for RTU efficiency |
This
category recognizes the most successful implementation to navigating the
landlord/tenant split-incentive for RTU management, replacement, retrofit,
and operations. |
Summary
of lease approach to addressing the landlord/tenant split-incentive for RTU
management, replacement, retrofit, and operations. Include language from
green lease as applicable. |
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For Supports that are
utilities and energy efficiency organizations |
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10 |
Highest
number of high-efficiency RTU installations through an efficiency program |
Number of
high-efficiency RTU installations (meet CEE Tier 2) influenced through a
utility or efficiency program. |
Number of
qualifying high-efficiency RTU installations. |
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11 |
Highest number of advanced RTU control retrofits through an
efficiency program |
Number of advanced RTU control retrofit installations (as
defined by the Advanced RTU Campaign advanced RTU control specification)
influenced through a utility or efficiency program. |
Number of qualifying advanced RTU control retrofits. |
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12 |
Most
innovative RTU efficiency program by supporting partner |
This
category recognizes the most innovative program approach to promoting and
impacting RTU efficiency in the commercial buildings market. This includes
RTU maintenance and replacement/retrofit activity. |
Summary
of RTU efficiency program including analysis approaches, outreach practices,
innovative program elements, and resulting cost/energy savings. |
