Deadline Fast Approaching for Submission of New York City Building Energy Use Benchmarking Data

The deadline for submission of energy benchmarking data for most large buildings in New York City is

just around the corner.  The due date, May 1, 2011, was established by Local Law 84 when  it  was

enacted in 2009 as a component of New York City’s Greener, Greater Buildings Plan.

Benchmarking requirements apply to (i) any building that exceeds 50,000 gross square feet, (ii) two

or more existing buildings on the same tax lot that together exceed 100,000 gross square feet, and

(iii) two or more buildings held as condominiums that are governed by the same board of managers

and together exceed 100,000 gross square feet.

Owners of these buildings must submit, to U.S. EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager Benchmarking

Tool, data specified by the Portfolio Manager Worksheet.  The information is then directly uploaded to

New York City’s electronic reporting structure...

(Arlitcle by DAVID J. FREEMAN & JESSE HINEY)