Requires energy benchmarking for city-owned buildings over 10,000 sf or certain classes of buildings over 25,000 sf. Requires auditing for buildings of certain classes with an area greater than 25,000 sf.
Requires 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.
Requires that buildings report energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use to the city using Portfolio Manager (or an equivalent tool).
Surveyed over 600 customers who received home energy assessments to see how they responded. Suggests a number of strategies that assessors can use to increase the chances that customers will follow through on their recommendations.
WegoWise maintains a database of US city benchmarking ordinances.
Describe three levels of energy audits, which are frequently cited in defining the scope of an energy audit required by ordinance.
Designed to measure and track energy and water consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions, for either one or a whole portfolio of buildings.