ORC Technical Resources

Technical Resources

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You can download the technical resources you will need to complete the Operations Report Card (ORC) from this page. If you have any questions not answered by these documents, please check the FAQ.

Technical Resource	Description	Download
ORC Instructions	Comprehensive instructions for completing the ORC. A good starting point for interested users and most information.	2.1 MB
Classroom Selection	This document provides guidance about how to select which classrooms to audit as part of the ORC.	47 KB
Data Collection Sheets	These worksheets should be completed for each classroom selected for auditing.	110 KB
Tool Request Information (CA Only)	Contains information about how to request tools from the Pacific Energy Center and AGTAC Libraries for use in completing the classroom audits. Applicable only to California schools.	32 KB
Survey Participation Sample Requests	This document contains sample requests for participation in the occupant survey. You may cut and paste this sample text directly into the web tools, or edit however you like.	30 KB
Technical Specifications	This document contains the full benchmarking criteria for the ORC, including score generation from the occupant surveys and classroom audits. Download this file to learn all about how the benchmark scores get created.	265 KB

Sample Acoustics Files

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Resource	Description	Download
Five Minutes of Pink Noise	Five minutes of general pink noise for use in the sound insulation test.	4.7 MB
Gated Pink Noise	This file contains pink noise that is alternately on and off for 5 seconds. For use in the reverberation time measurements.	0.9 MB