This area introduces three tools that can be of use in characterizing energy use of a subject property and putting its energy metrics in context with other similar properties. This information can, in turn, contribute to the valuation process.
This section describes three tools applicable to non-residential buildings, and provides examples of their application to actual buildings.
The tools' capabilities, inputs, outputs, and other considerations are described here. Each tool's applicability to questions that may be asked by appraisers is described here.
Many other tools are described by the U.S. Department of Energy's Building Energy Software Tools directory.