Pathway 3.

Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Fuel Switching in Buildings and Industry → New Buildings

3.2.9 Energy Use Benchmarking and Auditing

LPDD Recommendation: “Local legislative bodies should require energy use disclosures for larger commercial buildings (e.g., buildings larger than 50,000 square feet and multifamily buildings), and require benchmarking information to be made publicly available in a format that is easy to understand so that it can be readily used in rental and purchase decisions.”

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Orlando Benchmarking and Auditing Requirements

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Requires buildings owners to conduct an energy audit or retrocommissioning every five years, unless their building receives an ENERGY STAR score at or above 50.

New York’s Executive Order 88

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Requires that public buildings of more than 20,000 sf benchmark their energy consumption annually and implement identified, cost-effective improvements.

Los Angeles’ Existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Program

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Requires public, non-residential, and multifamily buildings to conduct energy and water audits and retrocommissioning ever five years.

Hawaii’s Benchmarking and Retrocommissioning Requirements

Jurisdiction: State Legislatures

In addition to benchmarking requirements, Hawaii’s HB 1464 requires retrocommissioning on public buildings at least every five years.

Boulder Building Performance Ordinance

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Requires owners of commercial and industrial buildings to annually rate and report the energy use of their buildings and perform periodic energy assessments.

Atlanta’s Benchmarking and Auditing Requirements

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Requires both energy benchmarking and auditing. Benchmarking is required for city-owned buildings over 10,000 sf or certain classes of buildings over 25,000 sf.

Berkeley’s Energy Savings Ordinance (No. 7397)

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

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 (1 to 4 units).

Boston’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance

Jurisdiction: Local Governments

Requires that buildings report energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use to the city using Portfolio Manager (or an equivalent tool).

ASHRAE’s Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments, Local Governments, Private Entities

These standards describe three levels of energy audits, which are frequently cited in defining the scope of a required energy audit.

EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool

Jurisdiction: Individual Agencies

Designed to measure and track energy and water consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions, for either one or a whole portfolio of buildings.