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The energy star label on your settop box means it is energy star qualified, delivering energy saving benefits and kinder to the environment. The esds aligns washington states affordable housing investment. Buildings permitted on or after january 1, 2020, must comply with the 2019 standards. View table of contents for guide to green building rating systems. Licensed professionals lps decalsplaquesonline store. Download the entire manual, below, or select a specific chapter. Whispervalue dc fanled light is the lowest profile energy star rated ventilation fan available. The energy star building upgrade manual is a practical guide that helps you plan and achieve profitable improvements to your building maximize financial and energy savings by following the five upgrade stages listed below. All other energy star labeled settop boxes, when used in conjunction with a directv subscription, meet energy star criteria without requiring the consumer to take any additional steps.
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The sustainable buildings checklist evaluates sustainability in existing buildings. To download it, your computer has a program called adobe acrobat reader. Use this tool to benchmark the performance of one building or a whole portfolio of buildings. Energy star certification demonstrates compliance other. It should start automatically when you click the item. The evergreen sustainable development standard esds is a building performance standard required of all affordable housing projects or programs receiving capital funds from the housing trust fund after july 1, 2008. Energy star is an excellent program with which to begin. Energy efficient windows could include one or more of the. This will help them assess their eligibility for incentives and obligations to make improvements under this law. Given the costsavings potential of improving energy efficiency in existing buildings, the epa has developed this building upgrade manual to assist. Setting up energy star for a building energycap version 3.
Building energy codes program 3 references to energy code sections in this presentation are to the commercial provisions of the 2015 international energy conservation code iecc. In this manual your energy star buildings manual contains the following information. August 2018 energy star score page 1 technical reference. All other energy star labeled settop boxes, when used in.