How should I enter a parking garage?

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In general, users should not include their parking Gross Floor Area (GFA) in their property GFA. However, there is one exception: when the property IS a Parking Garage.

If you are benchmarking a Parking Garage:

  1. Enter a single* Property Use (Parking) and enter the open, partially enclosed, and completely enclosed parking.
  2. Enter the Self-Reported Property GFA as the sum of the partially enclosed and completely enclosed parking. That is considered the "building" because those are the structures.
  3. If you have an open parking lot, we will estimate the energy used by the open parking and subtract that before calculating your metrics.

What you see on the Details tab will be slightly different than the metrics you’ll see in reporting. This is done for clarity in this special case.

  • Instead of Property GFA (Buildings), you’ll see Property GFA (Parking Structure) because the “building” is the Parking structure in this case.
  • Instead of Property GFA (Parking), you’ll see Property GFA (Open Parking Lots)


Notes:

  • Parking Metrics:
      • Parking – Gross Floor Area - the Parking GFA for the Partially Enclosed and Completely Enclosed Parking Garages. When the property is a Parking Garage, this is the value used for the Property GFA.
      • Property GFA - Calculated (Parking) is the sum of the three individual parking GFAs (Open Parking Lots, Partially Enclosed Garages and Completely Enclosed Garages). 
      • Property GFA - Calculated (Buildings and Parking) is the sum of the GFA of all the Property Uses that you entered on the Details tab plus all three types of parking GFA. 
  • If your property is only an Open Parking Lot (one Property Use = Parking, and only Open Parking Lot GFA), then your EUI will be zero because there is no "building" and your GFA will be 0.
  • If parking energy cannot be submetered (and excluded) and the enclosed parking GFA is 51% or more of the total property GFA), then we consider that property Parking, and it will not get a score.
  • See this FAQ if you have a Parking Garage (that is more than 50% of the GFA) and other property types: How should I enter a parking garage with a small retail/office space?
  • Also see: How do I enter parking?

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