Speak the Language of Energy Star!
Top terms you need to know to understand all things Energy Star!
- Property Data Administrator - The Property Data Administrator is the person who owns the account & has full sharing capabilities. You must have Property Data Administrator access to share your account with Backpack.
- Energy Star Portfolio Manager Contacts/Connections: People, companies, partners and software providers that are available to CONNECT with and share data. A person/organization must have a profile in Energy Star to be added as a contact. You need the contact name and/or email to search for a contact in the Energy Star Portfolio Manager contact/connection list. You must request a connection to connect with a contact AND the contact must accept your request to connect before you can share your property. Once you have connected with a contact you can share & edit access to any building in your account.
- Sharing in Energy Star Portfolio Manager: The process of sharing your data with an existing contact. The property can be shared in full (called "bulk sharing" by Energy Star), or limited by parameters the Property Data Administrator sets when sharing a profile (called "personalized sharing" by Energy Star.)
- Sharing Permissions: The access provided to the property data. There are two options: bulk (sharing everything) or personalized (curate the sharing experience for each data point). Backpack requires bulk data sharing; this maximizes the Backpack experience and eliminates time spend maintaining the property in Energy Star.
- Energy Star Portfolio Manager Property ID - The unique number Energy Star assigns to each building profile.
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