In general, if you are benchmarking a hospital campus all buildings on the campus should be included. If you are applying for ENERGY STAR Certification, Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) is the only Hospital property type eligible for certification and must apply for certification as a campus. However, there are a few exceptions listed below where select building(s) on the campus can be excluded from the campus parent property in Portfolio Manager that is being used to apply for certification.
What to include:
- Spaces that are owned by the hospital that are located within the Hospital campus, including non-clinical spaces such as administrative offices, food service, retail, hotels, and power plants must be included.
- Gross Floor Area (GFA) should include all space within the building(s) on the campus including but not limited to operating rooms, patient rooms, emergency treatment areas, medical offices, exam rooms, laboratories, lobbies, atriums, cafeterias, restrooms, stairways, corridors connecting buildings, storage areas, and elevator shafts.
What can be excluded:
- You can exclude the following property types from your Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) campus property provided that they are sub-metered:
- Medical Office Buildings that are leased (Those that are owned must be included. See Do MOBs need to be included in a hospital's campus? )
- Senior Living Community buildings
- Other buildings of a type that is not commonly found on a hospital campus, is not mentioned on the "include" list above, and isn't integral to the operation of the hospital, for example a Transportation Terminal/Station. Please contact us to confirm if your scenario meets this criteria.
- In addition, spaces/energy uses that meet the general criteria for exclusion when applying for certification can be excluded if they are not on the "include" list above: see What can I exclude from my property?
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