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Example Local Governments

Salt Lake City Energy Benchmarking & Transparency Ordinance

Salt Lake City’s Energy Benchmarking and Transparency Ordinance requires all commercial buildings above 25,000 sf to benchmark and report their energy consumption. Beginning in 2020, Salt Lake City wi...
Resource States and State Governments

ASHRAE Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits

ASHRAE publishes Procedures for Commercial Building Energy Audits. These standards describe three levels of energy audits, which are frequently cited in defining the scope of an energy audit required ...
Example Local Governments

Atlanta Benchmarking Ordinance

Atlanta’s Code of Ordinances (2016) 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. The...
Example Local Governments

Reno Energy and Water Efficiency Program

In addition to benchmarking requirements, Reno’s Energy and Water Efficiency Program requires that all buildings not receiving an Energy Star score of at least 50 must conduct an energy audit and retr...
Resource Private Entities

ACEEE report, After the Audit

ACEEE published a 2019 report, After the Audit: Improving Residential Energy Efficiency Assessment Reports, which surveyed over 600 customers who received home energy assessments to see how they respo...
Resource States and State Governments

Institute for Market Transformation

The Institute for Market Transformation is a Washington, DC think tank that works to catalyze widespread and sustained demand for high-performing buildings. They work in partnership with businesses, p...
Example Local Governments

Berkeley’s Energy Savings Ordinance

Berkeley’s Energy Savings Ordinance (No. 7397) (2015) requires energy assessments at time of sale for medium, small, and single family buildings, and will phase-in all buildings by building size and y...
Example States and State Governments

New York EO 88

New York’s Executive Order 88 requires that public buildings of more than 20,000 sf benchmark their energy consumption annually. Buildings that receive low scores are required to undergo ASHRAE Level ...
Example Local Governments

Boston’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance

Boston’s Building Energy Reporting and Disclosure Ordinance (2013) requires that buildings report energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use to the city using Portfolio Manager (or an equival...
Example Local Governments

Orlando Ordinance 2016-64

In addition to benchmarking requirements, Orlando’s Ordinance 2016-64 requires buildings owners to conduct an energy audit or retrocommissioning every five years, unless their building receives an ENE...
Resource Local Governments

WegoWise database

WegoWise maintains a database of US city benchmarking ordinances.
Example States and State Governments

Hawaii HB 1464

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

Orlando Benchmarking Ordinance

Orlando’s Code of Ordinances (2016) requires benchmarking and, in some cases, audits and retrocommissioning. All covered properties, City-owned properties exceeding 10,000 sf and non-city owned proper...
Resource Executive Branch

EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool

EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool is designed to measure and track energy and water consumption, as well as greenhouse gas emissions, for either one or a whole portfolio of buildings. This leve...
Example Local Governments

Salt Lake City Comprehensive Energy Management Executive Order

In addition to benchmarking requirements, the Comprehensive Energy Management of Salt Lake City Facilities Executive Order (2015) requires further energy audits, retrocommissioning, building operator ...
Example Local Governments

Boulder Building and Performance Ordinance

The Boulder Building and Performance Ordinance (2015) requires owners of commercial and industrial buildings to: annually rate and report the energy use of their buildings; perform periodic energy ass...
Example Local Governments

NYC’s Benchmarking, Auditing, and Retrocommissioning Requirements

NYC Local Laws 133 (2016), 33 (2018), and 87 (2009) establish benchmarking, auditing, and retrocommissioning requirements for buildings in the city. NYC’s Local Law 133 (2016) requires owners of large...