Government Affairs

The Building EQ, ASHRAE’s building energy rating system, now has both the In Operation and As Designed assessments available in an online portal. The following resources are available on the Building EQ webpage on the ASHRAE website (link below).

The main webpage for the program has general resources for the program including:

• Overview video (2 min) of the Building EQ Program. The video is also available for viewing on the ASHRAE YouTube channel.
• Building EQ Technical Fact Sheet (1 page PDF)
• Example file for Building EQ Brochure (PDF).
• Building EQ Presentation Template with speaker notes (PDF of presentation notes pages). A link provided to request PowerPoint slides.
• Link to learn more about the Building EQ Portal. This link takes you to the Portal landing page.

The Portal landing page contains resources more specific to the Portal and its use including:

• Training video on how to use the Building EQ Portal. The video is also available for viewing on the ASHRAE YouTube channel.
• Example of the Building EQ User Input Report which is available to all users working on projects.
• Example of the Building EQ Label Report which is available to credential users for approved project submissions.
• Example of the Building EQ Disclosure Report which is available to credential users for approved project submissions.
• Example of the Building EQ Energy Audit Spreadsheets Report which is available to credential users for approved project submissions.
• List of FAQ’s on the Building EQ Program and Portal
• Link to enter the Building EQ Portal. This link takes you to the Building EQ Portal where you can access the portal to log-in, create an account, join a project, enter submission data, generate reports or review previously entered information.

ASHRAE Society link: https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/building-eq