Building Performance Standards

Name: Brisbane Building Efficiency Program (BBEP)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily
• Industrial

Compliance pathways:

1. Performance pathway
2. Prescriptive pathway

Implementation timeline:

Performance pathway

• All properties: 2022, 2028, 2034

Prescriptive pathway

• RCx, Improvement Report, etc.: 2027, 2033, 2039

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Property database
• Compliance guide
• Ordinance text

Name: Building Energy Saving Ordinance, Ordinance 3498

Property type(s) covered:

• Non-Residential
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

Performance pathway

1. Energy (ENERGY STAR Score of 80 or above)

Prescriptive pathway

1. Auditing and retro-commissioning every 5 years
2. Minimum improvement every 10 years
3. Multifamily properties older than 2006 must deploy conservation measures

Implementation timeline:

• Varies based on Building ID
• 5-year compliance cycles
• 1st Performance Cycle: 2022 through 2027
• 1st Prescriptive Cycle: 2023 through 2028

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Property database
• Link to compliance map
• Ordinance text

Name: Beyond Benchmarking

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

Performance pathway (energy & water)

1. Energy (ENERGY STAR Score of 80 or above)
2. Water, Non-residential (Improvement over baseline or median for building type)
3. Water, Multifamily (ENERGY STAR Water Score of 80 or above)

Prescriptive pathway (only 1 required)

1. ASHRAE Level 2 energy and/or water audit
2. Retro-commission the controls
3. Deploy energy and/or water conservation measures

Implementation timeline:

• Performance Year is based on building Assessor Parcel Number (APN)
• Compliance runs on 5 year cycles
• First performance year is 2022
• Last performance year is 2026

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Covered buildings list
• Compliance guide
• Ordinance text

Name: Building Performance Colorado

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

Building owners have 4 options for compliance:

1. Energy efficiency (EUI - kbut/sf)
2. Emissions (GHG - kgCO2e/sf)
3. Standard percentage reduction from EUI (kbtu/sf) baseline
4. Standard percentage reduction from GHG (kgCO2e/sf) baseline

Implementation timeline:

• Performance Years: 2026 and 2030

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Technical guide
• Ordinance text
• Owner's Portal to claim building

Name: Energize Denver (High-Performance Existing Buildings Program)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily
• Industrial
• Manufacturing

Compliance pathways:

Large Buildings (25,000+ sqft.)

Large Buildings comply by performance

Small Buildings (5,000 - 24,999 sqft.)

Small Buildings comply via 1 of 3 prescriptive options:

1. LEDs
2. Renewable energy
3. Plan & deploy conservation measures

Implementation timeline:

Large Buildings (25,000+ sqft.)

• Performance Years: 2025, 2027, & 2030

Small Buildings (5,000 - 24,999 sqft.)

• 15,001 - 24,999 sqft.: 12/31/2025
• 10,001 - 15,000 sqft.: 12/31/2026
• 5,000 - 10,000 sqft.: 12/31/2027

Relevant links:

• Energize Denver BPS website
• Large building property database
• Small building property database
• Ordinance text

Name: DC Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

Performance Path

Reduce baseline EUI by 20%

Standard Target Path (ENERGY STAR Score above 50)

Reach building type target

Prescriptive Path

Implement energy efficiency measures (package must achieve minimum of 25% site EUI savings)

Alternative Compliance Paths

Allows an owner to apply to follow a path with special criteria

Implementation timeline:

Performance Year 2026

• Municipal buildings with 10,000+ sqft.
• Private buildings with 50,000+ sqft.

Performance Year 2027

• Private buildings with 25,000+ sqft.

Performance Year 2030

• Private buildings with 10,000+ sqft.

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Link to compliance map
• Link to building owner portal
• 2021 targets by building type
• Ordinance text

Name: Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial

Compliance pathways:

Comply by Performance (Emissions Target)

Targets are based on building's baseline

Implementation timeline:

Compliance Period 1 (2026 - 2029)

• Properties with 100,000+ sqft.: Emissions will not exceed 80% of baseline
• Properties with 25,000+ sqft.: Emissions will not exceed 100% of baseline

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• BPS law

Name: Maryland's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS)

Property type(s) covered:

• All properties with 35,000+ sqft.

Implementation timeline:

• Owners of covered buildings will need to report data to Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) each year beginning in 2025
• Historic properties, public and nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, manufacturing buildings, and agricultural buildings are exempt

Relevant links:

• BPS website

Name: Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

If a building cannot reasonably meet the Interim or Final Performance Standards due to economic infeasibility or other circumstances beyond the owner’s control, the County can accept a Building Performance Improvement Plan. The owner must meet the actions and timelines in an approved Building Performance Improvement Plan to be considered "in compliance". Plans are reviewed by an Advisory Board with technical expertise.

Implementation timeline:

• 2028: Commercial properties with 50,000+ sqft.
• 2030: Commercial properties with 25,000+ sqft.; Multifamily properties with 250,000+ sqft.
• 2031: Multifamily properties with 25,000+ sqft.

Relevant links:

• BPS website

Name: St. Louis Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily
• Affordable Housing

Compliance pathways:

Performance pathway

1. Meet target for building type
2. Reduce EUI to halfway between baseline & building type target

Prescriptive pathway

Energy audit, improvement plan, & ECM deployment

Implementation timeline:

Commercial & Residential

• Performance Year: 2024

Affordable Housing & Houses of Worship

• Performance Year: 2026

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Covered buildings list
• Ordinance text
• Technical guide
• Fact sheet

Name: Sustainable Buildings NYC (Local Law 97)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Industrial
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

Performance Compliance

Building emissions must meet target for occupancy type

Deductions in annual reported emissions are allowed to be taken for:

1. Renewable energy credits (with restrictions, up to 100% deduction)
2. Purchased greenhouse gas offsets (with restrictions, up to 10% deduction)
3. Clean distributed energy resources located at or directly connected to the building

Prescriptive Compliance

Affordable Housing complies via deployment of energy conservation measures

Implementation timeline:

• Performance Years: 2024 through 2050
• Target decreases: 2030, 2035, 2040, 2050
• Time extension for Affordable Housing

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Ordinance text

Name: Energy Performance Standards (HB 3409)

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

Performance pathway

Meet EUI target for building type

Prescriptive pathway

Energy audit, Energy Management Plan, ECM deployment, & Operations and Maintenance Program

Implementation timeline:

Tier 1

• Performance Year 2027: 200,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2028: 90,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2029: 35,000+ sqft.

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Ordinance text
• Oregon BPS webinar

Name: Clean Buildings Performance Standard

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial
• Multifamily

Compliance pathways:

1. Meet EUI Target
2. Conditional compliance if buildings complete Level 2 energy audit and implement the EEMs specified in the standard

Implementation timeline:

Tier 1

• Performance Year 2025: Buildings with 220,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2026: Buildings with 90,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2027: Buildings with 50,000+ sqft.

Tier 2

• Performance Year TBD

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Ordinance text
• Owner's portal

Name: Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS)

Property type(s) covered:

• All properties with 20,000+ sqft.

Compliance pathways:

Three compliance options

1. Meet emissions target (GHG - kgCO2e/SF) for building type
2. Meet percentage emissions reduction from baseline
3. Building is all-electric

Implementation timeline:

• Performance Year 2030: Buildings with 220,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2031: Buildings with 90,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2032: Buildings with 50,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2033: Buildings with 30,000+ sqft.
• Performance Year 2034: Buildings with 20,000+ sqft.

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Building type targets & emissions factors
• Compliance guide
• Ordinance text

Name: Annual Greenhouse Gas & Energy Limits By-Law

Property type(s) covered:

• Commercial

Compliance pathways:

Meet emissions target (GHG - kgCO2e/SF)

Implementation timeline:

• Performance Years: 2026 and 2040

Relevant links:

• BPS website
• Ordinance text