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On July 11, 2016, the Mayor and Council amended the Rockville City Code to allow Montgomery County’s building energy use benchmarking requirements to apply within the City of Rockville and be administered by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. Montgomery County’s benchmarking program requires owners of certain types of non-residential buildings 50,000 square feet and greater, or a group of buildings that share a parcel (have the same Tax ID) that are collectively 50,000 square feet or greater, to benchmark energy use in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager; have data verified by a Recognized Data Verifier the first year and every three years thereafter; and report data to the County annually for public disclosure. Under the proposed ordinance, Rockville properties will have the same benchmarking requirements and access to technical and financial resources as other properties in Montgomery County.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-01 |
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In December 2011, Governor Robert Bentley issued Executive Order 25 requiring that all state departments and agencies select an Energy Officer to analyze and recommend energy savings procedures and measures to reduce energy consumption by 30% from 2005 levels by 2015. All state agencies are also required to use the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to benchmark the energy efficiency of their buildings.
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Arkansas Act 1494 of 2009 requires all state agencies that pay utility bills to submit benchmarking reprots through Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
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The Commercial Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance (No. 15-O-1101) was unanimously passed by the Atlanta City Council on April 21, 2015. Authored by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, the ordinance aims to reduce the city’s energy footprint while creating jobs. The City projects that the ordinance will drive a 20 percent reduction in commercial energy consumption by the year 2030, spur the creation of more than 1,000 jobs a year in the first few years, and reduce carbon emissions by 50 percent from 2013 levels by 2030.
Atlanta’s Commercial Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance addresses energy use in private and City-owned buildings over 25,000 square feet in size - 2,350 buildings that, as a whole, currently represent 80 percent of the city’s commercial sector. Participating buildings will be phased in, beginning with municipal buildings in 2015 and expanding to include private buildings in 2016.
Under the legislation, building owners of the designated buildings are required to benchmark and report to the City their properties’ energy use annually. Utilizing the data collected, building owners will complete an energy audit once every 10 years. An energy audit is a detailed assessment of how a building could improve its performance through upgrading its equipment and systems. In addition, building performance data collected under the benchmarking initiative will be made transparent to the public to allow the market to recognize, reward, and drive increased demand for high-performing buildings.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-04-30 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-08-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-01 |
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On Nov. 6, 2008, the Austin City Council approved the Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance (#20081106-047), one of the most aggressive pieces of building energy efficiency legislation in the nation. It requires building energy rating and disclosure for nonresidential facilities and mandatory energy audits for homes and apartment complexes. Some apartment complexes are also required to undergo energy retrofits. The ordinance became effective in June 2009. It supports former Austin Mayor Will Wynn's Climate Protection Plan, launched in 2007, that aims to offset 700 megawatts of peak energy demand by 2020 to reduce Austin's carbon footprint. The ordinance was crafted by the Austin Energy Efficiency Retrofit Task Force with input from local realtors and other parties. The law requires energy audits and upgrades in addition to a commercial building energy rating and disclosure mandate. Effective June 1, 2009, residences with four or fewer units, including all single-family homes, must complete an energy audit prior to the sale of the property and provide a copy of the results of the audit to prospective purchasers. A range of exemptions are available, including for homes built within 10 years of the sale date, all condominiums or voluntary participation in some Austin Energy Utility programs. Audits are valid for 10 years. Apartment buildings older than 10 years must have an energy audit by June 1, 2011, while buildings less than 10 years old are required to perform an audit within 10 years of the completion of construction. The results of the audit must be posted within the building and provided to prospective tenants and buyers. Additionally, "high energy-use" properties consuming more than 150% of the average multifamily energy use per SF in Austin must make energy retrofits within 18 months to bring the property to within 110% of the average.
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Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 75,000 Sq. Feet | 2012-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 30,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-06-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 5 Dwellings | 2011-06-01 |
Single-Family | ALL | 2009-06-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-06-01 |
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The Commercial Building Disclosure program came into effect on 1 November 2010. Transitional arrangements were in place for the first year of operation. On 1 November 2011 full disclosure arrangements came into effect. This means that a Building Energy Efficiency Certificate(BEEC) must be obtained by a building owner or lessor when commercial office space with a net lettable area over 2,000 square meters is advertized for sale or lease. A BEEC is composed of three elements: 1) A NABERS Energy star rating for the building 2) An assessment of tenancy lighting in the area of the building that is being sold or leased 3) General energy efficiency guidance The Commercial Building Disclosure program is a legislative program underpinned by the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Act (2010). Civil penalty regimes apply for non-compliant properties.
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Federal Act on the obligation to provide an Energy Performance Certificate for the sale and in-stock-transfer of buildings and use objects.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | ALL | 2008-01-01 |
Public/Government | ALL |
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1) Order on EPCs for dwellings of 17/02/2011 (""Arrêté du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale relatif au certificat PEB établi par un certificateur pour les habitations individuelles"", [C − 2011/31104]): for dwellings.
2) The Royal Decree for the Brussels Capital Region from 27/05/2010: for public buildings.
3) The Royal Decree for the Brussels Capital Region from 17/02/2011: for tertiary buildings.
4) Order on certifiers agreement of 17/02/2011 (""Arrêté du Gouvernement de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale relatif à l’agrément des certificateurs qui établissent un certificat PEB ou un certificat PEB Bâtiment public"", [C - 2011/31105]).
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | ALL | 2011-05-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters | 2010-07-01 |
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1) Energy Decree of 8 May 2009 (published in the Moniteur Belge / Belgisch Staatsblad of 7 July 2009); 2) Energy Decision of 19 November 2010 (published in the Moniteur Belge / Belgisch Staatsblad of 8 December 2010); 3) Different ministerial decisions, 2006-2010.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | ALL | 2006-01-01 |
Non-Residential | ALL | 2006-01-01 |
Public/Government | ALL | 2009-01-01 |
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Order of the Walloon government of the 03/12/2009, modified on 27/05/2010
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | ALL | 2010-06-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters | 2010-06-01 |
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Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
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Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
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Berkeley Energy Savings Ordinance (No. 7397) was adopted into law by unanimous consent on March 10, 2015. The ordinance will require energy assessments at time of sale for medium, small, and single family buildings, and will phase-in all buildings by building size and year, with the exception of single family homes (1 to 4 units). This energy and water efficiency information will provide Berkeley property owners and potential buyers with an efficiency road map tailored for their building and link them to valuable incentives and resources provided through utility rate-payer efficiency funds. The goal of BESO is to accelerate greenhouse gas emissions reductions to help owners meet their Climate Action goals, save money on utility bills, and improve occupant health and comfort. The current ordinances RECO and CECO (Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance, 1987 and Commercial Energy Conservation Ordinance, 1994) will be phased out as BESO takes full effect on December 1, 2015.
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Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 15,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Less Than 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-07-01 |
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On October 18, 2016 the Pittsburgh City Council passed bill number 2016-0829, adopting benchmarking and transparency for city buildings and non-residential buildings with indoor floor space of 50,000 square feet or more. Non-residential portions of mixed use buildings are also covered by the policy if those non-residential portions have an indoor floor area greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet. Covered buildings will be required to benchmark and report their energy and water consumption annually.
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Public/Government | ALL | 2017-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-06-01 |
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In 2010, the Boston Climate Action Leadership Committee, a multi-sector task force, recommended policy action on the buildings sector to Mayor Tom Menino. Shortly thereafter, the mayor launched the Boston Climate Action Plan, an ambitious blueprint for aggressively reducing the city's greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. As a corollary to this climate plan, the Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance was filed with the Boston City Council on February 22, 2013. The ordinance aimed to publicize the energy and water performance of Boston's buildings, and oblige the poor performers to undertake measures that could help lead to increased efficiency of utility usage. In order to lead by example, the city benchmarked its building stock with Energy Star Portfolio Manager, and publicly disclosed the results in the summer of 2013. The ordinance requires that buildings report energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use to the city using Portfolio Manager (or an equivalent tool, as approved by the Air Pollution Control Commission). Buildings registering poor energy, emissions, and water performance--and not demonstrating improvement--will be required to undertake energy assessments or audits every five years. However, owners are not required to act on the results of an audit.
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Public/Government | ALL | 2013-06-15 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-05-15 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50 Dwellings | 2015-05-15 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 35,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-05-15 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 35 Dwellings | 2017-05-15 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-09-15 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 35,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-05-15 |
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Adopted by the Boulder City Council on October 20, 2015, the Boulder Building Performance Ordinance (No. 8071) requires owners of commercial and industrial buildings to do the following:
1. Annually rate and report the energy use of their buildings;
2. Perform periodic energy assessments;
3. Perform periodic retrocommissioning and implement cost effective energy efficiency measures; and
4. Implement one-time lighting upgrades.
The policy also requires city buildings over 5,000 square feet and new buildings over 10,000 square feet to perform the above actions.
Industrial campuses served by one central plant where the buildings aren't individually metered must comply with custom requirements. They must annually give Xcel Energy permission to aggregate their campus' energy use with other campuses by fuel type. This aggregated information is then shared with the city. Campuses must also email a narrative to the City of Boulder that will be shared with the public. The narrative includes: Campus energy usage and emission reduction goals and a summary of energy efficiency or on-site renewable energy projects implemented in the reporting year that the owner would like to share with the public. Finally, campuses must share the following information with the city via in-person meeting: a qualitative comparison of energy usage in the reporting year with the preceding year and an explanation of the reasons for any changes and a calculation of the percentage of total energy savings during the reporting year.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-05-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-08-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 30,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
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As the largest country and economy in Latin America, Brazil is emerging as a leader in energy efficiency in the building sector. The country’s massive, quasi-governmental utility company, Elecrobras, created an energy benchmarking tool a decade ago.
Procel Edifica was established in 2003 to promote responsible energy use, using energy modeling to compare the efficiency of commercial and residential buildings. A labeling program for public buildings (Procel EPP) has recently been added to the repertoire.
The program rates energy performance through a simulation of that performance (an asset rating). It evaluates the envelope, lighting, and HVAC system of a new or existing building, and rates it on a 5-point scale from A to E. This practice is currently voluntary, but nationally available in Brazil.
A National Energy Efficiency Plan [in Portuguese] has projected that efficiency labeling of buildings with Procel Edifica will be mandatory in 10-20 years. Still, Brazil’s booming real estate sector is able to take advantage of a sophisticated rating system right now.
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The Building Code of Australia (BCA) 2010 requires a minimum 6-star NatHERS rating for new residential houses and apartments. This standard was phased in on individualized time-frames for Australian states and territories. There are other largely voluntary rating programs in use in Australia, most of which are designed and monitored at the state and territory level. In addition, there are numerous energy rating tools which are used in compliance with national home energy rating standards.
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In December 2018, the Fort Collins City Council adopted ordinance number 44, authorizing the Building Energy and Water Scoring Program. The BEWS Program requires benchmarking and data transparency for public, commercial, and multifamily buildings greater than or equal to 5,000 gross square feet.
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Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-03-01 |
Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-03-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-03-01 |
Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-03-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-03-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2023-03-01 |
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On January 30, 2017 St. Louis, Missouri adopted the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance, requiring owners of large buildings to measure and report the energy and water use of their properties.
The ordinance addresses energy use in existing municipal, commercial, and multifamily residential buildings greather than or equal to 50,000 square feet. Under the ordinance, these building owners will be required to track whole-building energy and water use and report it to the city annually.
Participating buildings will be phased in, starting with municipal buildings greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet reporting for the first time by December 31, 2017 and then every April 1 thereafter. Private commercial and multifamily residential buildings greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet must report by April 1, 2018 and every every April 1 thereafter.
Under the legislation, owners of the designated buildings will be required to annually benchmark and report to the city their properties’ energy use via the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. That reported benchmarking data will be made available to the public on a phased schedule starting in 2018.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-12-31 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-04-01 |
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On February 20, 2018, the Gaithersburg City Council and Mayor passed ordinance O-2-18, which will amend the City Code to apply the requirements set out in Montgomery County’s Benchmarking policy to the city of Gaithersburg. The ordinance is to become effective on December 31, 2018. Similar to Rockville, MD, the program will be administered by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection. Montgomery County’s benchmarking program requires owners of certain types of non-residential buildings 50,000 square feet and greater, or a group of buildings that share a parcel (have the same Tax ID) that are collectively 50,000 square feet or greater, to benchmark energy use in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager; have data verified by a Recognized Data Verifier the first year and every three years thereafter; and report data to the County annually for public disclosure.
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Non-Residential | Greater Than 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-06-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-06-01 |
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1) Regulation No. RD-16-1057 / 10.12.2009; 2) Regulation No. RD-16-1058 / 10.12.2009; 3) Energy Efficiency Act (2013)
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The state of California passed Assembly Bill 802 in September 2015. The law requires the California Energy Commission to adopt regulations providing for public transparency of benchmarking energy use data for commercial and multifamily buildings. The law also require that utilities by January 1, 2017 provide whole-building aggregated energy use data to owners of commercial buildings with three or more active utility accounts and to owners of multifamily buildings with five or more accounts.
In 2008 the state of California passed AB 758 calling for the development of a statewide effort to reduce energy consumption in existing buildings, including a California-specific building performance rating and labeling program. The state-wide program compliments an annual benchmarking policy for commercial buildings in San Francisco.
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The Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (No. 1360) was enacted by the Cambridge City Council on July 28, 2014. The ordinance is a key step in efforts to reduce Cambridge's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Energy use in buildings accounts for about 80% of GHG emissions in Cambridge, with two-thirds of the total related to commercial, institutional, and large multifamily buildings. Efforts to improve the energy performance of the building stock is hampered by the invisible nature of energy use.
The ordinance is intended to address this problem by requiring owners of larger buildings to track and report annual energy use to the City and publicly disclose the data. Disclosure places the information in the marketplace, where various users such as potential property buyers, tenants, realtors, energy service providers, and others can use the data to help create value for higher energy performing properties. The data will also aid the City and others in planning for higher energy performance in the building stock.
The ordinance is a foundational strategy for various community sustainability initiatives including the Community Compact for a Sustainable Future, Kendall Square Ecodistrict, and efforts to move the community toward net zero emissions.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-12-31 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-05-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-05-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50 Dwellings | 2015-05-01 |
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Building on a strong legacy of sustainability, Mayor Rahm Emanuel kicked off the Sustainable Chicago 2015 Action Agenda in September of 2012. Of the seven themes and 100 individual actions, energy efficiency stands out as a key component for emissions reductions and economic development. Policy measures like Retrofit Chicago highlight the importance of the building sector. Moreover, the city has long had a residential building energy disclosure policy on the books. Prospective buyers and tenants of residential properties are entitled to a utility use disclosure. In keeping with the spirit of such programs, and to promote the city as a locus of green jobs and sustainability innovation, Mayor Emanuel introduced the Chicago Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance (No. SO2013-1645) to City Council on June 26, 2013. On September 11, 2013, the Council voted 32-7 to approve the ordinance. The ordinance requires all commercial, residential, and government buildings over 50,000 square feet to annually evaluate energy performance using Energy Star Portfolio Manager. In total, the law covers over 900 million square feet of real estate--the second largest total of all American cities with comparable laws. Energy consumption and performance scores will be posted annually to a municipal website. In the first years, data will be aggregated at the city-level, but starting in the second year of reporting, individual buildings will be identified. Data can be submitted to the city thorugh the Portfolio Manager tool. In the first year, and every third year, the data must be verified by a licensed professional (architect, engineer, or other, as allowed).
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 250,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-06-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 250,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-06-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 250,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-06-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-06-01 |
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In China, several local governments, like Shanghai and Beijing, developed building energy efficiency labels. But a national program, based on the Civil Building Energy Efficiency Regulation, was launched in 2008. The regulation legally requires that the energy performance of new government-owned office buildings or large public buildings should be rated and labeled. The building labeling program is administered by the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD).
It is only mandatory for four types of buildings:
- New government-owned office buildings or large public buildings
- Existing buildings (of the type listed above) that apply for government funding to subsidize energy retrofits
- State or provincial energy efficiency demonstration buildings
- Buildings that apply for National Green Building Labels
The MOHURD rating program has five levels, from one star to five stars, and covers both residential and non-residential buildings. It also is unique in its inclusion of both asset and operational ratings.
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On December 13, 2016 the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed the Council File 14-1478, the Existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Program. The policy includes an energy and water benchmarking and transparency requirement as well as a requirement to conduct an energy and water audit and retrocommissioning once every five years.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 7,500 Sq. Feet | 2017-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-04-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-04-01 |
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One of the first actions by Mayor Michael Nutter upon his election in 2008 was to create the Mayor's Office of Sustainability. This body spearheaded the development of Greenworks Philadelphia, an ambitious plan to improve the city’s energy, environment, equity, economy, and engagement with the goal of becoming the greenest city in America by 2015. In light of these plans, advocacy groups like the Coalition for an Energy Efficient Philadelphia and the Energy Efficient Buildings Hub began working with the city on benchmarking requirements. On May 17, 2012, Philadelphia City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced Bill No. 120428, mandating that all large commercial buildings in Philadelphia benchmark and disclose their energy and water use. The ordinance was adopted as § 9-3402 of the Philadelphia Code. In March of 2015 the Philidelphia City Council voted unanimously to amend § 9-3402 to include multifamily buildings over 50,000 square feet.
- Philadelphia Benchmarking Ordinance
- Philadelphia Multifamily Benchmarking Amendment
- Philadelphia Benchmarking Data
- Philadelphia Benchmarking Data Visualization Map
- Philadelphia Building Energy Benchmarking
- Greenworks Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Municipal Energy Benchmarking Report 2014
- Philadelphia Benchmarking Year One Report (2012 Data)
- City of Philadelphia Energy Benchmarking Report 2014 (2013 Data)
- 2016 ENERGY BENCHMARKING REPORT (2014 Data)
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Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-11-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-06-30 |
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In 2015, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed Executive Order D 2015-013, the "Greening of State Government." The Executive Order directs the Greening Government Leadership Council to work with all executive state agencies and departments to reduce weather normalized energy consumption per square foot by at least 2 percent annually and at least 12 percent by 2020 from a FY 2015 baseline. They must also reduce potable water use by 1 percent per year annually and 7 percent by 2020 from a FY 2015 baseline.
To acheive these goals, all executive state agencies and departments must track their energy and water use using EnergyCAP and report their monthly and annual usage to the state energy office.
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On April 22, 2015, Portland City Council voted unanimously to approve a new policy that will require owners of commercial buildings over 20,000 square feet to track energy use and report it on an annual basis. The policy will cover nearly 80 percent of the commercial square footage and affect approximately 1,000 buildings.
“Portland has set a goal to cut carbon emissions 80 percent by 2050. To reach that goal, we all have a role to play — public and private, at work and at home,” said Portland Mayor Charlie Hales. “Reducing energy use in buildings is a critical part of that picture. Tracking energy use and investing in energy efficiency saves money for the building owners. And for the city as a whole. Last year alone, the city saved $6 million on its own energy bills.”
The policy will cover offices, retail spaces, grocery stores, hotels, health care and higher education buildings. It does not include residential properties, nursing homes, and places of worship, parking structures, K-12 schools, industrial facilities or warehouses.
The new Energy Performance Reporting Policy will require commercial buildings to track performance with a free online tool called ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager and report energy use information to the City of Portland on an annual basis. There are approximately 5,000 commercial buildings in Portland. Currently fewer than 100 buildings claim ENERGY STAR certification.
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Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-04-22 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-04-22 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-04-22 |
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On January 16, 2015 Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker issued an Executive Order requiring Salt Lake City Departments to create energy management plans for their facilities. The requirements include energy benchmarking, energy audits, retrocommissioning, building operator training, occupant engagement, and identification of renewable opportunities.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 3,000 Sq. Feet |
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The Cook County Benchmarking Ordinance requires the County to benchmark and publicly report annual energy and water use of County-owned buildings larger than 35,000 square feet.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 250,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-08-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 35,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-06-01 |
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1) Regulations for the Energy Certification of Buildings (RAA164/2009); 2) Ministerial Order regarding the Certificate for the energy performance of buildings; 3) Ministerial Order regulating the methodology for the calculation of the energy performance of buildings (RAA414/2009); 4) Ministerial Order regulating the methodology for the calculation of the energy performance of buildings (RAA567/2007); 5) Regulations for the Exam Syllabus and the Exam fees (RAA260/2009); 6) Notification of the Inspectors for the monitoring of the implementation of the Laws governing the energy performance of buildings (RAA411/2009); 7) Law amending the Law regulating Roads and Buildings (Building Permit) (L101/2006): includes provisions for the energy performance certificate to be submitted for the building permit to be issued by the Buildings Authorities; 8) Law concerning the issuance of energy performance certificate for residential buildings (L30 (I)/2009); 9) Laws of 2006 and 2009 concerning the issuance of energy performance certificate for non-residents.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | ALL | 2010-01-01 |
Non-Residential | ALL | 2010-09-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters |
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1) Law 406/2000 Coll. (or the later integrated version 406/2006 Coll.) 2) Decree 148/2007 Coll.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | ALL | 2009-01-01 |
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Executive Order 18 requires all state executive branch agencies, departments, and offices shall reduce their energy consumption from FY 2008 levels 30% by the end of fiscal year 2015. The policy directs state agencies, departments, and offices to develop a method to benchmark, monitor, and track the energy use and greenhouse gas emissions of all state-owned and state-leased facilities.
The benchmarking system shall:
Require all State executive branch agencies, departments and offices that own or operate facilities to enter energy and utility usage and cost data into a tool or system provided by OMB and DNREC;
Require historic energy usage and cost data for the last two fiscal years to be compiled for all state-owned and state-leased facilities. The information will be used to rank each facility's energy usage and enable benchmarking against facilities of a similar age, size, construction and function;
Target facilities with the highest energy use and identify no or low-cost operational changes that can reduce consumption without capital investment;
Be used to prioritize energy efficiency and distributed renewable energy projects based on energy savings, cost savings and environmental benefit;
Quantify, on a facility-by-facility basis, the estimated cost and work necessary to reduce energy consumption by 10%, 20% and 30%; and
Evaluate the feasibility of installing on-site wind, photovoltaic, co-generation or other cleaner energy systems that can be implemented using a simple payback period not to exceed 20 years.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2016-01-12 |
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1) Act number 585 of the Danish Parliament of 24/06/2005 on Energy Savings in Buildings; 2) Decree number 1294 of the Danish Energy Agency of 13/12/2005 on Energy Labeling of Buildings
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ALL |
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Executive Order No. 123 was signed by Mayor Michael Hancock on March 11, 2013. The order created the Denver Office of Sustainability as well as setting several sustainability policies for the City of Denver. Chapter 2 of the order, "High Performing Green Buildings" requires all new City buildings and major renovations to be LEED Gold Certified and to achieve ENERGY STAR certification after one year of operation if they are ENERGY STAR eligible. Existing City buildings must benchmark their energy use and must certify if they are ENERGY STAR eligible and meet the certification requirements.
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Public/Government | ALL |
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On June 3, 2019, Des Moines adopted a mandatory benchmarking ordinace by a city council meeting 5-2. Since large buildings account for 56% of greenhouse gas emissions in Des Moines, this initiative will support the city's efforts to cut their emissions by 28 percent by 2025.
The law requires commercial, muiltifamily, and city-owned buildings over 25,000 square feet to benchmark annually. An estimated nearly 800 buildings will be required to report their energy use by June 1, 2020. The results of this reporting will be made public by 2022, and all buildings that have an ENERGY STAR score below 75 will be identified online. However, owners of these low-performing bulidings can keep their data private if they commit to a performance improvement path.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-05-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-05-01 |
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The Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 (CAEA) was passed unanimously by the DC Council on July 15, 2008, and signed into law by District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty on Aug. 4, 2008. Among other energy conservation and efficiency initiatives, the bill required for the first time in any U.S. jurisdiction that the energy performance of commercial buildings be annually rated and disclosed to the marketplace. Roughly 75 percent of DC's greenhouse gas emissions come from buildings. Additionally, energy is the largest operating cost for office buildings in downtown DC, accounting for 32 percent of operating expenses -- 10 percent more than the next highest expense -- according to data from the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International. Public buildings were benchmarked beginning in 2010 and disclosed thereafter via an online database (link below). Private buildings must submit benchmarking scores every year, with the size threshold phased in over time. Annual disclosure, requiring the posting of an ENERGY STAR Statement of Performance, will occur via an online database open to the public and administered by the District of Columbia.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2010-04-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 200,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-03-09 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 150,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-03-09 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-04-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-04-01 |
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Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2020-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-06-01 |
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Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-06-01 |
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The Efficient Buildnings Benchmarking Ordinance was passed by the Edina City Council on May 21, 2019. The policy phases in buildings in three stages by building size, or "class," and requires reporting every year by June 1st (see below).
Exemptions are granted for buildings with qualifying financial stress, less than fifty percent occupancy for the benchmarking calendar year, or lack of a certificate of occupancy.
This ordinance breaks buildings down into three groups, as follows:
Class | Property Size | Date of First Submittal |
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1 | 100,000 SF and greater | June 1st, 2022 |
2 | 50,000 - 99,999 SF | June 1st, 2023 |
3 | 25,000 - 49,999 SF | June 1st, 2024 |
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2020-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-06-01 |
Public/Government | ALL | 2020-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-06-01 |
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The Efficient Buildnings Benchmarking Ordinance was passed by the Edina City Council on May 21, 2019. The policy phases in buildings in three stages by building size, or "class," and requires reporting every year by June 1st (see below).
Exemptions are granted for buildings with qualifying financial stress, less than fifty percent occupancy for the benchmarking calendar year, or lack of a certificate of occupancy.
This ordinance breaks buildings down into three groups, as follows:
Class | Property Size | Date of First Submittal |
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1 | 100,000 SF and greater | June 1st, 2022 |
2 | 50,000 - 99,999 SF | June 1st, 2023 |
3 | 25,000 - 49,999 SF | June 1st, 2024 |
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2020-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-06-01 |
Public/Government | ALL | 2020-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-06-01 |
Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-06-01 |
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On December 19, 2016 the Denver City Council voted unanimously to approve Bill 16-1231 to enact the Energize Denver Ordinance, requiring annual benchmarking and transparency for commercial and multifamily buildings with a gross floor area of 25,000 square feet or larger.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-06-01 |
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Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-06-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-06-01 |
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On January 4, 2017 the South Portland City Council passed its Energy and Water Use Performance Benchmarking ordinance. The ordinance applies to certain municipal, commercial, and multifamiy buildings in the Mill Creek area of South Portland. The area includes the Village Extension (VE), Broadway Corridor (BC), and Mill Creek Core (MCC) zoning districts. Owners of covered buildings must complete annual benchmarking reports on their buildings' energy and water use. Every five years, owners must also have a licensed professional engineer produce a verification report (called an energy audit in the ordinance, though not used in the engineering sense of the term) that consists of a review of the owner’s meter data for up to the most recent three years and documentation of errors and suggestions for how to correct them.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-05-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-05-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 10 Dwellings | 2018-05-01 |
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Energy Performance Certificate
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ALL |
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On December 12, 2016 the Evanston City Council voted 7-2 to enact the Evanston Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-30 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-06-30 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-06-30 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-30 |
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Law (487/2007) and Act (765/2007) concerning energy performance certificates
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | ALL | 2008-01-01 |
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1) Decree no. 2006-1147 of September 14th, 2006 relating to energy performance certificate and diagnosis of natural gas internal distribution and systems in buildings for sale; 2) Decree no. 2007-363 of March 19th, 2007 relating to energy feasibility studies, to thermal characteristics and energy performance of existing buildings and to energy performance certificate of new constructions. 3) Implementation act of September 21st, 2007 relating to energy performance certificate of new constructions in mainland France; 4) Decree no. 2006 – 1653 establishing the validity duration of "DPE" to 10 years; 5) Decree no. 2006 – 1114 on competence of experts 6) Decree of September 14th, 2006 on "DPE" for buildings on sale 7) Decree of March 19th, 2007 on "DPE" for buildings for rent 8) Decree on "DPE" for public buildings, January 2008"
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2008-01-02 |
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Energy Saving Ordinance - “Energieeinsparverordnung” (EnEV 2009)
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ALL |
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1) Law 3661/2008 National official journal A’ 89 (transposes the 2002/91/ΕC Directive); 2) Law 3851 04/06/2010, National Official Gazette A’, 85 (transposes the recast EPB Directive).
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House Bill 1464 requires each state department with responsibilities for the design and construction of public buildings and facilities to benchmark every existing public building that is either larger than five thousand square feet or uses more than eight thousand kilowatt-hours of electricity or energy per year and shall use the benchmark as a basis for determining the State's investment in improving the efficiency of its own building stock. Benchmarking shall be conducted using the ENERGY STAR portfolio management or equivalent tool. The energy resources coordinator shall provide training to affected departments on the ENERGY STAR portfolio management or equivalent tool.
Additionally, public buildings must be retro-commissioned no less often than every five years.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2010-12-31 |
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Government Regulation 176/2008 on certification of energy performance of buildings
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | ALL | |
Public/Government | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters |
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Int. No. 1632 was passed by the New York City Council on December 19, 2017. The law requires buildings covered by Local Law 84, New York City's benchmarking and transparency law, to post an A-F letter grade based on their ENERGY STAR score at the entrance of their buildings. In addition to the letter grade, each building must post its ENERGY STAR score.
The grade scale is below:
- A: 90 or above
- B: 50 - 89
- C: 20 - 49
- D: 0 - 19
- F: buildings that don’t submit required benchmarking information
- N: buildings exempted from benchmarking or not covered by the Energy Star program
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-01-01 |
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1) S.I. 229 of 2008: enabled the introduction of energy performance certificates for non-residential buildings; 2) S.I. 591 of 2008: provided clarification in regard to certification of public buildings.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | ALL | 2007-07-01 |
Non-Residential | ALL | 2008-07-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters | 2009-07-01 |
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1) Legislative decree No. 192/2005 and subsequent amendments (Legislative decree No. 311/2006). 2) Decree of 26 June 2009 of the Ministry of Economic Development “National guidelines for energy certification of buildings”: sets the standard layout of the energy performance certificate. This legal requirement also sets a national standard for certification trying to uniform the differences between the different Regions and Provinces.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | ALL | 2005-10-09 |
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On June 4, 2015 Mayor Sly James and the Kansas City City Council adopted the Energy Empowerment Ordinance (No. 150299), requiring owners of large buildings to measure and report the energy and water use of their properties. The ordinance covers 3% of the city’s non-single family buildings, accounting for 47% of the energy used by buildings in Kansas City.
The ordinance addresses energy use in existing municipal, commercial, and residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet. Under the ordinance, these building owners will be required to track whole-building energy and water use and report it to the city annually.
Participating buildings will be phased in, starting with municipal buildings over 10,000 square feet in 2016, and expanding to include private commercial and multifamily residential buildings over 100,000 square feet in 2017. All private commercial and multifamily buildings over 50,000 square feet will be included in 2018.
Under the legislation, owners of the designated buildings will be required to annually benchmark and report to the city their properties’ energy use via the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool. That reported benchmarking data will be made available to the public on a phased schedule starting in 2016.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-05-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-05-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-05-01 |
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"1) Law on the Energy Performance of Buildings (13/03/2008); 2) Cabinet regulations regarding Energy Certification of Buildings (Nо 40 of 13 January 2009, re-casted Nо 504 of 8 June 2010); 3) Cabinet regulations regarding calculation of energy performance of buildings (No 39 of 13 January 2009); 4) Requirements to produce temporary energy performance certificates are included in Regulations regarding Accepting Structures for Service (Regulation No 299 adopted on 13 April 2004, amendment Regulation No 350 adopted on 28 April 2009); 5) Regulations regarding Energy Auditors (No 26 of 13 January 2009)."
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ALL |
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Energy resource use and environmental pollution are currently critical issues. One of the means to address these concerns is the building energy performance certification.
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ALL |
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"1) Regulation modified on 30/11/2007 concerning the energy performance of residential buildings 2) Regulation modified on 31/08/2010 concerning the energy performance of functional buildings
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | ALL | 2008-01-01 |
Non-Residential | ALL | 2011-01-01 |
Public/Government | ALL |
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L.N. 261 of 2008 MALTA RESOURCES AUTHORITY ACT (CAP. 423) Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | ALL | 2009-01-02 |
Non-Residential, Public/Government | ALL | 2009-06-01 |
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Executive Directive No. 2005-4 directed the Michigan Department of Management and Budget to establish an energy efficiency savings target for all state buildings managed by the Department or another department or agency within the Executive Branch of state government. Buildings were required to attain a 10% reduction in energy use by December 31, 2008 and a 20% reduction in grid-based energy purchases by December 31, 2015, when compared to energy use and energy purchases for the state fiscal year ending September 30, 2002.
Additionally, the Directive ordered the Department to implement Energy Conservation Measures and the following best management practices to improve energy efficiency On or before December 31, 2006:
1. Establish a program for an energy analysis of each state building identifying opportunities for reduced energy use, the cost, and associated savings for each, including a completion schedule for the energy analysis program. Under the program, the Energy Star assessment and rating program shall be extended to all state buildings occupied by state employees.
2. Establish a program to perform regular maintenance on all lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, including, but not limited to, lubricating, balancing, aligning, vacuuming, cleaning, and checking seals, to ensure optimum efficiency.
3. Establish a program to evaluate the feasibility of converting to more energy-efficient lighting systems, including goals for making cost-effective lighting efficiency improvements that reduce electricity costs and maintain illumination quality.
4. Establish policies and procedures to identify and eliminate air infiltration and improve thermal insulation in building exteriors, such as walls, windows, doors, ceilings and floors.
5. Establish policies and procedures to reduce unnecessary use of lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems, and to control thermostats to maximize energy savings while also providing occupant comfort.
6. Establish policies and procedures to maintain, monitor, and control systems that use water to reduce waste.
7. Establish policies and procedures to ensure the energy-saving feature in all Energy Star compliant electronic office equipment is activated, unless enabling the feature will hinder the performance or security of the equipment.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2006-12-31 |
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Minneapolis's benchmarking ordinance has its origins in the 2006 Think Green Collaborative, an initiative from the mayors' offices of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The collaborative convened industry, non-profit, and government representatives to develop recommendations for sustainable economic development. A policy addressing existing building energy policy was one of many recommendations. Minneapolis Council member Elizabeth Glidden authored the Commercial Building Rating and Disclosure Ordinance (No. 47.190), which was enacted on January 28, 2013. Beginning with the second annual benchmarking report for each building, the City of Minneapolis will make the data accessible to the public.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2014-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2015-06-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-05-01 |
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The department of administration shall maintain information on energy usage in all public buildings for the purpose of establishing energy efficiency benchmarks and energy conservation goals. The department shall report preliminary energy conservation goals to the chairs of the senate telecommunications, energy and utilities committee and the house regulated industries committee by January 15, 2002. The department shall develop, in coordination with the department of commerce, a comprehensive plan by January 15,20032004, to maximize electrical and thermal energy efficiency in existing public buildings through conservation measures having a simple payback within ten to 15 years. The plan must detail the steps necessary to implement the conservation measures and include the projected costs of these measures. The owner or operator of a public building subject to this section shall provide information to the department of administration necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
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Public/Government | ALL |
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Montgomery County, Maryland, a suburban county bordering Washington DC with a population over 1 million, is the first county in the nation to pass an energy benchmarking law. Bill 2-14 was part of a package of nine energy bills unanimously passed by County Council on Earth Day, April 22, 2014. The law requires that owners of large nonresidential buildings benchmark energy use on an annual basis. The law was amended on November 17, 2015 with the passage of Bill 35-15. The amendments set the private sector building group deadlines six months earlier than they had been in the original Bill 2-14. The new dates are noted below.
All county-owned nonresidential buildings must benchmark by June 1, 2015. Private, nonresidential buildings greater than or equal to 250,000 square feet must comply with the law by June 1, 2016, while the deadline for private, nonresidential buildings greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet is June1, 2017. A licensed professional must verify benchmarking data before the first submission and every three years thereafter.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | ALL | 2015-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 250,000 Sq. Feet | 2016-06-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-06-01 |
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1) Decree on Energy Performance of Buildings’ (BEG), December 2006; 2) Regulation on Energy Performance of Buildings’ (REG) , December 2006.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | ALL | 2008-01-01 |
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On May 23, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law A3723, which sets a statewide benchmarking requirement for commercial buildings 25,000 square feet and larger through the Board of Public Utilities. The bill also includes a number of renewable energy provisions including increasing the state’s renewables portfolio standard to 50% by 2030.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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ALL | 2023-05-23 |
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Announced by Mayor Bloomberg on Earth Day 2009, New York City's Greener, Greater Buildings Plan (GGBP) was hailed as one of the nation's most ambitious efforts to reduce energy waste in buildings by city officials, environmental groups and elected officials. The New York City Council voted overwhelmingly to pass the legislation on Dec. 9, 2009. Roughly 80 percent of New York City's carbon footprint comes from buildings' operations, and 85 percent of existing buildings today will still be in use by the year 2030. Thus, the GGBP was a primary focus of the Mayor's PlaNYC initiative to reduce the city's greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent by 2030. According to city estimates, the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan will create more than 10,000 jobs in the building and construction sectors, and save consumers $700 million each year in energy costs. It is projected to trim New York City's emissions by nearly 5 percent, the largest projected reduction from any PlaNYC program. The Greener, Greater Buildings Plan is comprised of four energy efficiency bills requiring the benchmarking and public disclosure of building energy performance and water consumption; periodic energy audits and building "tune-ups" known as retro commissioning; lighting upgrades; the sub metering of large tenant spaces; and improvements to the city’s building energy code. The package also includes new government initiatives on green workforce development and retrofit financing. The rating and disclosure provision of the Greener, Greater Buildings Plan requires annual ENERGY STAR benchmarking and public disclosure for city buildings as well as large commercial and multifamily buildings. Benchmarking information will be reported through Energy Star Portfolio Manager in the form of a Compliance Report (pdf below) that is filed with the NYC Department of Finance. The report includes a building's energy use intensity (EUI), ENERGY STAR rating and water use for multiple years. Utilities are encouraged to automatically upload utility bills into ENERGY STAR to assist in the data entry process. In the public disclosure process, all of this information is posted to an online database administered by the city.
In October 2016, the New York City Council passed Int. 1163, which extends benchmarking requirements to commercial and multifamily buildings greater than 25,000 square feet. Mid sized buildings between 25,000 and 50,000 square feet are not required to submit benchmarking reports until their utilities implement automatic upload of energy consumption data to Portfolio Manager, which is expected to occur in 2018.
The Council also passed Int. 1160 which lowers the compliance threshold from 10,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet for commercial tenant spaces that must be submetered in covered buildings.
Finally Int. 1165 extends the lighting upgrade requirements to common spaces in multifamily buildings like hallways and laundry rooms though dwelling units remain exempt.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2010-05-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2011-05-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2011-05-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-05-01 |
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Executive Order 88 requires all agencies and departments over which the Governor has executive authority to reduce the average EUI in State-owned buildings by at least 20% from a 2010/2011 baseline by April 1, 2020. The Order requires that all affected buildings that have an area greater than 20,000 square feet benchmark their energy consumption annually. Buildings that receive low scores, as determined by guidelines determined by an implementation team, will be required to undergo ASHRAE Level 2 energy audits and implement cost-effective improvements identified in the audit.
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FOR 2009-12-18 nr.1665: Regulation regarding the energy certification of buildings and energy estimation of technical installations
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Public/Government | ALL | 2010-07-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters | 2010-07-01 |
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Executive Order 2007-02 establishes that the State of Ohio will use the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool as the benchmarking tool for state-owned facilities to establish building baselines and measure and track energy use and carbon emissions within the state.
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SB 1096 creates the Oklahoma State Facilities Program which called for a centralized effort to gather information pertaining to energy use in state facilities and prioritize conservation projects. The Program requires the use of ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager to benchmark energy use in all state buildings. The Program targets a 20% reduction in energy use by 2020 compared to 2012. The law directs state facilities to pursue ENERGY STAR certification when certificaiton requirements are met.
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The State Energy Efficiency Design (SEED) program directs state agencies to work with the Oregon Department of Energy to ensure cost-effective energy conservation measures are included in new and renovated public buildings. The program was revised in 2001 to require that all state facilities constructed on or after June 30, 2001 exceed the energy conservation provisions of the Oregon State building code by at least 20 percent. Beginning in 2015, state agencies will utilize Portfolio Manager to track, report, and benchmark building-specific energy data to support the next phase of 20 percent energy reduction by 2023, as specified in Oregon’s 10-Year Energy Action Plan.
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Public/Government | ALL | 2016-01-13 |
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On December 5, 2016 the Orlando City Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. 2016-64. The law requires city-owned buildings over 10,000 gross square feet and privately-owned building over 50,000 gross square feet to benchmark their buildings annually. Building owners must also conduct an energy audit or retrocommissioning every five years, unless their building received an ENERGY STAR score at or above 50.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-05-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-05-01 |
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1) Ordinance of the Ministry of Infrastructure of 6th November 2009 on the methodology for calculating the energy characteristics of a building that constitute an independent technical-usable unit and on patterns for preparing certificates of their energy characteristics (Dz.U. 2008 nr 201 poz. 1240); amendment form 3rd January 2013 (Dz.U. 2013 nr 0 poz. 45); 2) Ordinance of the Ministry of Infrastructure of 21st January 2008 on performing trainings and examinations for persons applying for authorizations on preparing certificates of energy characteristics of buildings, dwellings and parts of buildings that constitute and independent technical – usable unit (Dz.U. 2008 nr 17 poz. 104); amendment form 8th February 2012 (Dz.U. 2012 nr 0 poz. 167); 3) Ordinance of the Ministry of Finance of 28th December 2009 on the obligatory insurance of civil responsibility of a person who prepares certificates on energy characteristics of buildings, dwellings or part of buildings that constitute an independent technical-usable unit (Dz.U. 2009 nr 224 poz. 1802); 4) Ordinance about energy labels of buildings.
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On November 7, 2016 the Portland City Council adopted Order 67 16/17. The Order requires municipal buildings greater than 5,000 square feet, non-residential buildings greater than 20,000 square feet and multifamily properties with at least 50 residential units to participate in a benchmarking and transparency program.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-05-01 |
Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50 Dwellings | 2018-05-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 5,000 Sq. Feet | 2017-05-01 |
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The new certification system for the energy performance of buildings, approved by Decree-Law 118/2013, entered into force on December 1 2013.
The new certification system, which transposed EU Directive 2010/31/EC, establishes a clear distinction between the regimes applicable to residential and non-residential buildings (eg, services and commercial buildings), with a view to simplifying and clarifying an issue of significant technical complexity.
For buildings under construction or major renovation, a provisional EPC is required before the construction or renovation takes place. However, this provisional EPC will expire if it is not converted into a final EPC once the work has been completed.
EPCs (and provisional EPCs) are valid for 10 years from the date of issue. EPCs for major services and commercial buildings are valid for six years from the date of issue. However, if there is any change in the building that could affect its energy performance, the EPC will be rendered invalid.
Apart from the owners, developers and real estate agents must now disclose the relevant EPC (or provisional EPC) number and energy performance rating in all advertisements for the sale or rent of buildings covered by the certification system.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 1,000 Sq. Meters | |
Public/Government | Greater Than 500 Sq. Meters |
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In January 2019, Reno City Council adopted ordinance 7068, authorizing the Reno Energy and Water Efficiency Program. The ordinance enacts a benchmarking and transparency requirement for city-, state agency-, and privately-owned non-residential and multifamily buildings. City buildings 10,000 square feet and larger and non-residential and multifmaily buildings 30,000 feet and larger must begin reporting their energy and water consumption to the City between 2019 and 2021. In addition to the benchmarking requirement, every seven years buildings whose benchmarking results fall below the ordinance's performance targets must complete an audit or retuning.
To meet the ordinance's energy performance target, a building must show that for at least two of the last seven years, it received an ENERGY STAR Score of 50 or higher; an energy use intensity (EUI) equivalent to or better than the performance of 50 percent of all similar building types; a 15 percent improvement in its ENERGY STAR score relative to a baseline year; or a 10 percent reduction in EUI relative to a baseline year.
To meet the ordinance's water performance target, a building must show that for at least two of the last seven years, it received an ENERGY STAR Water Score of 50 or higher; a water use intensity (WUI) equivalent to or better than the performance of 50 percent of all similar building types; a 15 point improvement in its ENERGY STAR Water Score relative to a baseline year.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-04-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-04-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2021-04-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 30,000 Sq. Feet | 2022-04-01 |
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On February 6, 2017 the Province of Ontario adopted Regulation 20/17 "Reporting of Energy Consumption And Water Use" under the Green Energy Act of 2009. The regulation requires owners of Ontario's non-residential and multifamily buildings over 50,000 gross square feet to benchmarking and report their buildings' annual energy and water consumption.
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Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 250,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 100,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-07-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-07-01 |
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Law Nr. 372/2005 of 13th December 2005 (republished in 2013)
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | Greater Than or Equal To 50 Sq. Meters | |
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The Salt Lake City Council passed the Commercial Building Benchmarking and Market Transparency ordinance on August 30, 2017. The ordinance requires city-owned buildings greater than or equal to 3,000 gross square feet and privately-owned non-residential buildings 25,000 gross square feet and higher to benchmark their buildings' annual energy and water consumption and report the results to the city. The city will make identifying information publicly available for buildings receiving ENERGY STAR scores of 49 or below. Additionally, buildings with scores below 50 that are eligible to participate in a utility tune-up incentive program will be required to complete a tune-up evaluation. The evaluation will inform owners of measures they can take to improve the operational performance of their facilities.
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Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 3,000 Sq. Feet | 2018-05-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-05-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-05-01 |
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The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed the Existing Commercial Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance in Feb. 2011. The ordinance requires annual benchmarking, periodic energy audits and the public availability of benchmarking information for nonresidential and public buildings. It augments California law AB 802 which enacted a benchmarking and transparency program for non-residential and multifamily buildings in 2015. The ordinance is based on proposals by the Task Force on Existing Commercial Buildings, convened in 2009 by Mayor Gavin Newsome to develop and recommend actions to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions, enhance electricity reliability and improve the competitiveness of commercial buildings in San Francisco. The Task Force included local commercial real estate owners, building operators, green building consultants, utilities and banks, and was advised by city and state policymakers. Non-residential buildings are to report benchmarking scores to the San Francisco Department of Environment (SFDOE) in the form of an Annual Energy Benchmark Summary. Annual reporting of benchmarking scores will occur on April 1st each year after the initial reporting deadline. The very first AEBS score was not made publicly available to give owners a chance to understand the process and improve performance.
- Ordinance
- Ordinance Overview
- 2013 Energy Benchmarking Report - Municipal Buildings
- 2012 Energy Benchmarking Report - Municipal Buildings
- 2011 Energy Benchmarking Report - Municipal Buildings
- San Francisco Existing Commercial Buildings Benchmarking Data
- San Francisco Existing Commercial Buildings Performance Report 2010-2014
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2011-10-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2012-04-01 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-04-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2011-10-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 25,000 Sq. Feet | 2012-04-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 10,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-04-01 |
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On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 the San José City Council adopted its Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance. The ordinance requires owners of commercial and multifamily buildings over 20,000 square feet to benchmark their properties' energy and water use. The City will make a subset of that data transparent to the public. The law also requires building owners whose buildings do not meet energy and water performance standards to take action to improve their performance. These owners have the option to conduct an energy and water audit, "retune" the building's operations, or implement improvements from a list of options specified by the City.
Buildings meeting the following conditions meet the ordinance's energy performance standards:
- Buildings that are currently certified as LEED Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance v4 Certification
- Buildings that have had a California licensed engineer or architect or a Qualified Auditor or Retrocommissioning Professional certify that:
- The property has an Energy Star score of 75 or greater;
- The property has improved its ENERGY STAR score by 15 points or more relative to its performance during the baseline year;
- The property has a weather normalized source Energy Use Intensity that is 25 percent below the calculated mean for that property type;
- The property has reduced its weather normalized source Energy Use Intensity by at least 15 percent relative to its performance during the baseline year.
Buildings meeting the following conditions meet the ordinance's water performance standards:
- Buildings that have had a California licensed engineer or architect or a Qualified Auditor or Retrocommissioning Professional certify that:
- The propertyhas received a US EPA Water Score of 75
- The property has improved its Water Score by fifteen points or more relative to its performance during the baseline year
- The property has a water use intensity as calculated by the benchmarking tool that is 25 percent below the locally calculated mean for that property type
- The property has reduced its water use intensity by at least fifteen percent relative to its performance during the baseline year.
Building Types Affected | Size | Compliance Deadline |
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Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-05-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-05-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 15,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-05-01 |
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On Tuesday, December 18, 2018 the San José City Council adopted its Energy and Water Building Performance Ordinance. The ordinance requires owners of commercial and multifamily buildings over 20,000 square feet to benchmark their properties' energy and water use. The City will make a subset of that data transparent to the public. The law also requires building owners whose buildings do not meet energy and water performance standards to take action to improve their performance. These owners have the option to conduct an energy and water audit, "retune" the building's operations, or implement improvements from a list of options specified by the City.
Buildings meeting the following conditions meet the ordinance's energy performance standards:
- Buildings that are currently certified as LEED Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance v4 Certification
- Buildings that have had a California licensed engineer or architect or a Qualified Auditor or Retrocommissioning Professional certify that:
- The property has an Energy Star score of 75 or greater;
- The property has improved its ENERGY STAR score by 15 points or more relative to its performance during the baseline year;
- The property has a weather normalized source Energy Use Intensity that is 25 percent below the calculated mean for that property type;
- The property has reduced its weather normalized source Energy Use Intensity by at least 15 percent relative to its performance during the baseline year.
Buildings meeting the following conditions meet the ordinance's water performance standards:
- Buildings that have had a California licensed engineer or architect or a Qualified Auditor or Retrocommissioning Professional certify that:
- The propertyhas received a US EPA Water Score of 75
- The property has improved its Water Score by fifteen points or more relative to its performance during the baseline year
- The property has a water use intensity as calculated by the benchmarking tool that is 25 percent below the locally calculated mean for that property type
- The property has reduced its water use intensity by at least fifteen percent relative to its performance during the baseline year.
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Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-05-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2020-05-01 |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 15,000 Sq. Feet | 2019-05-01 |
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In January 2010, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed Council Bill 116731, an ordinance that requires benchmarking and disclosure for nonresidential and multifamily buildings 20,000 square feet (sf) or greater. The ordinance expands on the Green Building Capital Initiative, a comprehensive strategy proposed in 2009 by former Mayor Greg Nickels to reduce the climate impact from Seattle's homes and buildings. The design of the benchmarking requirement is based on proposals from the City of Seattle's Green Building Task Force. The 50-member group of public- and private-sector stakeholders met in 2008 and 2009 to generate policy recommendations for achieving energy efficiency and consumption reduction targets laid out in the Green Building Capital Initiative. Their findings were issued in April 2009 and incorporated into legislation that was ultimately signed by Mayor Mike McGinn on Feb. 1, 2010. The Seattle policy compliments a transactional commercial rating program in Washington State. Seattle Council Bill 117575 was passed as an amendment to the original bill on September 17th, 2012, raising the square footage threshold to 20,000 sf and restructuring enforcement of the requirement. Owners of nonresidential and multifamily buildings must benchmark energy performance with Energy Star Portfolio Manager and annually report their results to the Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment, and disclose upon request to transactional parties. Building owners must disclose a Statement of Energy Performance from their EPA ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account to current tenants as well as prospective buyers, tenants, and lenders. Seattle Energy Benchmarking Helpline - (EnergyBenchmarking@seattle.gov; 206-727-8484 www.seattle.gov/energybenchmarking)
In March 2016, the Seattle City Council passed Council Bill 118630 amending the Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Program to make benchmarking reports available to the public. The amendment also orders utilties to upload aggregated utility consumption data into an owner's Energy Star Portfolio Manager account provided written authorization from a representative of the owner.
In March 2016, Seattle City Council passed Council Bill 118631. The ordinance requires owners of nonresidential buildings greater than or equal to 50,000 square feet to complete a tune-up of buildings once every five years.
A building tune-up is defined as:
1. An inspection of building energy and water systems conducted by a qualified tune-up specialist and resulting in a report of findings and recommendations for improving building energy operations; and
2. Actions taken to optimize energy and water performance by implementing all low-cost adjustments and minor repairs to existing buildings’ energy and water systems as determined by the Office of Sustainability & Environment Director.
- Benchmarking Ordinance
- Amendments to Penalties and Appeals Process
- Director's Rule 6-2011
- Amendments Enabling Public Transparency
- Building Tune-Ups Ordinance
- Program Factsheet
- Why Benchmarking is Required in Seattle
- 2011/2012 Seattle Building Energy Benchmarking Analysis Report
- Building Energy Benchmarking Analysis Report 2013 Data
- Seattle Municipal Buildings 2012-2013 ENERGY PERFORMANCE REPORT
- Seattle Municipal Buildings 2013-2014 ENERGY PERFORMANCE REPORT
- Seattle Benchmarking Data Portal
- Seattle Benchmarking Data Visualization Map
- Director's Rule 2017-01 Clarifications to Implementation of Benchmarking Ordinance
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Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 50,000 Sq. Feet | 2012-10-01 |
Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 20,000 Sq. Feet | 2013-04-01 |
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Senate Bill 220, passed in 2010, requires Alaska state agencies to benchmark their facilities' energy consumption and collect information on their energy costs. As of June 2013, the state had benchmarked over 1,700 public facilities.
In addition to the benchmarking requirements, SB 220 requires energy retrofits of 25 percent of the state's public buildings that are 10,000 square feet or greater, not including legislative or court buildings. The energy retrofits must reduce building energy use by at least 15 percent
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Public/Government | ALL | 2017-03-16 |
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Ministerial Decree of Ministry of Construction and Regional Development of SR N° 364/2012 Coll. (sets the technical standards is aslo refered in Decree)
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | ALL | |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 500 Sq. Meters | |
Public/Government | Greater Than or Equal To 250 Sq. Meters | 2016-01-01 |
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1) Regulation on the methodology for producing and issuing energy performance certification of buildings (""Pravilnik o metodologiji izdelave in izdaji energetskih izkaznic stavb""), Ur.l.Št. 77/2009, 02.10.2009; 2) Regulation on the training, licensing and register of licenses of independent experts for energy performance certification of buildings (""Pravilnik o izobraževanju, licencah in vodenju registra licenc neodvisnih strokovnjakov (čl. 10) izdajanje energetskih izkaznic stavb""), January 2010.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | ALL |
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Royal Decree 47/2007, 19 January, approving the Basic Procedure for Energy Certification of New Buildings
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential, Public/Government | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters | 2007-10-01 |
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1) Law (2006:985) on energy certification/declaration of buildings; 2) Ordinance (2006:1592) on energy declaration of buildings; 3) Regulation (2007:4) on energy declaration of buildings (last amendment (2010:6)); 4) Regulation (2007:5) on energy experts (last amendment (2010:7)).
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Public/Government | Greater Than 1,000 Sq. Meters |
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MuKEn 2008 ("Mustervorschriften der Kantone im Energiebereich"): example regulations of the cantons in the energy field.
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Single-Family, Multi-Family, Non-Residential | ALL |
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An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rates how energy efficient your building is using grades from A to G (with ‘A’ the most efficient grade).
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Single-Family, Multi-Family | ALL | 2008-04-06 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than 10,000 Sq. Meters | 2008-04-06 |
Non-Residential | Greater Than 2,500 Sq. Meters | 2008-07-01 |
Non-Residential | ALL | 2008-10-01 |
Public/Government | ALL | 2008-10-01 |
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Executive Order 2006-0004 which required state facilities managers to adopt practical conservation practices and procedures. It also required the Utah Department of Environmental Quality to prepare a report regarding each agency's efforts to achieve the State's 2015 energy efficiency goal of a 20% increase in the energy efficiency of state buildings by 2015. In response to the Order, the Division of Facilites Construction and Management required all state buildings to benchmark energy consumption using ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager.
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Public/Government | ALL |