Center for Building Knowledge

Asset Score Tool: The Building Energy Asset Score Training and Certificate of Proficiency is a hands-on visual demonstration and practicum of how to use the U.S. Department of Energy’s Asset Score tool. The Asset Score Tool allows a user without energy modeling expertise to easily and reliably build a robust 3-D model of a building’s physical assets and simulate the building’s energy use. It was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to act as a national standard for building energy efficiency assessments. It provides users with:

•  A 1-10 point asset score based on a building’s physical assets and a weather-normalized Energy Use Intensity rating based on an EnergyPlus model

•  Upgrade recommendations for reducing energy use, minimizing energy bills, and improving building asset value 

The Asset Score tool and additional information can be found at: http://energy.gov/eere/buildings/building-energy-asset-score