Category one: Built Environment |  Category two: Responsiveness |  Category three: Functionality
Category four: Economic |  Category Five: Suitability

Category four: Economic

People – investment

This is assessed according to whether the intelligent building technologies are valued by relevant decision makers.

No recognition to the benefit of the technologies (always intend to select lowest initial investment option) Limited understanding on the technologies but willing to learn Technically competent but no intention to invest Value the benefit of the technologies but only willing to make limited investment Value the benefit of the technologies and willing to make necessary investment Plus invest on research, development, and demonstration

• Clearly understandable simple technological investments should be presented as feasible options for improvement of energy and environmental performance on a strictly cost/benefit basis.

• Clearly understandable simple technological investments should be presented as feasible options for improvement of energy and environmental performance on a strictly cost/benefit basis.

• Feasible technological investments should be presented as individual investments, or groups of proposed investments, ranked in accordance with payback.

• Feasible technological investments should be presented as individual investments, or groups of proposed investments, ranked in accordance with payback.
• Indirect benefits, such as operational performance levels and productivity, should be presented as supporting evidence for investment.
• Multiplicity of investments should be stressed indicating the advantages or disadvantages of implementing only one, or a limited number, of the feasible technical options.

• Feasible technological investments should be presented as individual investments, or groups of proposed investments, ranked in accordance with payback.
• Indirect benefits, such as operational performance levels and productivity, should be presented as supporting evidence for investment.
• Inclusion in research, development and demonstration should be included on the technological investment agenda.

• Maximisation of indirect benefits including green corporate image and company profile should be reaped from dissemination of these activities.

Systems – energy supply

This is assessed according to how easy or difficult to change supply of energy

Impossible to change fuel and electricity Difficult to change fuel and electricity Dual fuel capacity CHP used Energy tariff applied and influence the operation slightly Energy tariff applied and influence the operation largely

• Increase awareness and understanding of the potential of the energy market (suppliers, tariffs, fuel options).
• Assess market availability of alternative fuel sources and prepare a pre-feasibility study of cost/benefit of the required investment.
• Investigate national initiatives for funding of alternative fuel options.

• Assess market prices of fuels and continuously increase awareness and understanding of the potential of the energy market (suppliers, tariffs, fuel options).
• Assess market availability of alternative fuel sources and prepare a pre-feasibility study of cost/benefit of the required investment.
• Investigate national initiatives for funding of alternative fuel options.

• Investigate possible use of all tariff options, CHP and RES.

• Investigate all tariff options, RES integration, buying and selling to grid and investment costs.

• Investigate RES integration, buying and selling to grid and investment costs.

• Maintain awareness of the energy market trends and market prices.

Critical – resources (water, waste treatment, etc

This is assessed according to how energy audit, monitoring of water usage, waste treatment are carried out

No energy audit, no monitoring of water usage, no waste treatment Energy audit carried out in-house Energy audit carried out by experts with relevant certificates Strategies adapted to improve energy efficiency if found too high Monitoring and control of water Plus waste treatment

• Identify a strategy for implementing in house auditing of facilities consumption and increasing occupant awareness.
• Identify the major consumer of resources and initiate simple actions for reduction of consumption or waste.

• Assess auditing procedure and evaluate its performance.
• Consider out sourcing of energy auditing if necessary.
• Investigate procedures for auditing water and waste.

• Determine the effectiveness of implementation of energy auditing results
• Examine possible procedures for auditing water and waste.
• Investigate environmental rating schemes

• Examine possible procedures for auditing water and waste.
• Investigate environmental rating schemes

• Investigate waste management procedures and environmental rating schemes

• Ensure adequate dissemination of all auditing procedures through executive reporting and involvement in external dissemination activities.

Process – costs

This is assessed according to how the cost of energy and other utilities are paid by tenants

All services are paid against the floor area of their offices At least one of the facilities (electricity, water, heating, cooling) is paid by usage At least two of the facilities (electricity, water, heating, cooling) is paid by usage At least three of the facilities (electricity, water, heating, cooling) is paid by usage All facilities are paid by usage but the heating/cooling system gives individuals limited control on the capacity of terminal devices All facilities are paid by usage and the heating/cooling system gives individuals local control on the capacity of terminal devices

• Assess the existing metering facilities to determine possibilities of cost centering of consumption for individual services.
• Assess the financial independence of departments.
• Prepare proposals for cost centering based on existing metering, required investment for new metering, financial independence of departments and predicted savings.

• Assess the existing metering facilities to determine possibilities of cost centering of consumption for the other services.
• Prepare proposals for cost centering based on existing metering, required investment for new metering, financial independence of departments and predicted savings.

• Assess the existing metering facilities to determine possibilities of cost centering of consumption for the other services.
• Prepare proposals for cost centering based on existing metering, required investment for new metering, financial independence of departments and predicted savings.

• Assess the existing metering facilities to determine possibilities of cost centering of consumption for the remaining services.
• Prepare proposals for cost centering based on existing metering, required investment for new metering, financial independence of departments and predicted savings.

• Assess the potential for savings through investment in individual controls, taking consideration of occupant comfort and productivity, and prepare proposal for investment.

• Ensure dissemination of the performance results to management.

Design – Budget

This is assessed according to the ratio of initial construction cost or rent related to lifecycle.

No lifecycle analysis or account for environmental impact Stringent budget considerations permitted limited lifecycle analysis Compromise of budget and lifecycle analysis Full lifecycle analysis based on corporate benefits Full lifecycle analysis based on corporate benefits and local community Full lifecycle analysis based on corporate benefits, local community and global benefits

• Familiarisation with lifecycle analysis.
• Incorporate lifecycle concepts in future building related investment initiatives.

• Familiarisation with lifecycle analysis.
• Incorporate lifecycle concepts in future building related investment initiatives.

• Incorporate lifecycle concepts in future building related investment initiatives.

• Assess corporate benefits and extrapolate to local community and global benefit through further activities

• Ensure dissemination of related activities.

• Ensure dissemination of related activities

Category one: Built Environment |  Category two: Responsiveness |  Category three: Functionality
Category four: Economic |  Category Five: Suitability