How to Track Green Building Certifications

You can track all of your building certifications in Backpack! From LEED to ENERGY STAR we have you covered!

Certification tracking at the building level is easy & efficient with Backpack.  Here's an easy guide to adding and tracking your Green Building Certifications (GBC's.)

Before you get started

• Gather all the information about your certification(s.) This includes certification confirmation emails, award certificates, renewal information & details on who is responsible for managing each certification.
• We currently track the following certifications:
  • BOMA 360
  • ENERGY STAR CERTIFICATION
  • Fitwel
  • GRESB
  •  IREM
  • LEED
  • Wired
    
    
• Each certification has a notes and document upload function so you can attached all the information you collected to each certification

Finding the Certifications Page

1. Navigate to a building by using the top search bar or clicking the image of the building on the Backpack home page
2. Click the SUBMISSIONS section in the left menu (you may have to expand the menu by clicking on the building name)
3. Click CERTIFICATIONS

Adding Certifications

1. Click ADD CERTIFICATIONS button - this will open a section to the right to fill out all the details for a certification
2. Enter the information in each field, there are some required fields, those are noted with a asterisk (*).
3. Adding notes is encouraged but not required.  Notes are for your internal use - here are some suggestions for the notes section:
   • your name & date the information was entered
   • Additional details about management of the certification & any consultant contact information
4. Upload documents gathered to support the information above - this could include confirmation emails, internal notifications, award certificates, application information, etc.
5. Click SAVE

Edit Certification

1. Click the name of the certification at the top right - certification name is in green, this will open the card to update the details.
2. Make your edits & click SAVE

Delete Certification

While we don't recommend deleting certifications after the expire we do understand that sometimes errors are made and a certification might need to be deleted. Here is how to delete a certification:

1. Click the name of the certification at the top right - certification name is in green, this will open the card to update the details.
2. Click the DELETE button with the trash can icon on the bottom left of the card
3. Click DELETE again in the confirmation window
4. Your certification has now been deleted from the building

Questions?

Reach out to our support team at support@backpacknetworks.com or via the in software chat function.