How Cities Are Centering Equity in Benchmarking Policies
A new report addresses equity in benchmarking ordinances
Caroline Keicher
Former Manager of City Engagement, City Energy Project
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City Energy Project Partners: Challenges Designed to Drive Accelerated Action in Efficient Buildings
Cities are at the forefront of shaping and pioneering the best and most innovative ways to help building owners and operators save energy – and it definitely isn’t about swapping out light bulbs anymore. In this way, cities serve as catalysts and enablers for building owners that are interested in implementing efficiency into business operations … Continued
Bringing Building Energy Performance Data to the Market
In addition to allowing building owners to track and compare their buildings' performance over time and against peers, building energy benchmarking and transparency policies allow other market stakeholders and local governments to make smarter decisions and investments, reward efficiency, and drive wide-spread, continuous improvement. This white paper, which summarizes a collaborative project by Rutgers University, … Continued
Comparison of U.S. Residential Energy Benchmarking and Transparency Policies
This matrix compares residential building energy disclosure policies around the U.S. Updated July 2015.
How Benchmarking Makes Cities Smarter
Benchmarking gives information, power to cities.
1-800-BNCHMRK – For All Your Transparency Needs!
Benchmarking help centers to the rescue.
Commercial Building Energy Rating and Disclosure Policies
Transparent energy ratings can help drive investment in energy efficiency by enabling tenants, investors, and lenders to compare building energy performance, creating demand for efficient buildings that have lower utility bills and/or operating costs. This fact sheet gives an introduction to commercial building energy rating and disclosure policies, now in effect in six U.S. cities … Continued
Utility Data Sensitivity
This graphic presents the relative sensitivity of energy data from utility meters, from the most private and sensitive (real-time, household-level) to the least sensitive (monthly, nonresidential, and aggregated).
Benchmarking Help Center Guide
Requirements for building owners to benchmark energy performance and disclose that information to the market have been passed in a number of U.S. cities and states in recent years. To help increase awareness of and compliance with these new laws, cities are conducting broad outreach, education, and training activities aimed at supporting building owners, managers, … Continued
Building Energy Transparency: A Framework for Implementing… Energy Rating & Disclosure Policy
Within the past five years, two states and five major cities have passed building energy rating (or benchmarking) and disclosure policies that will affect some of the nation’s largest metropolitan real estate markets, including New York City, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and Seattle. The energy performance of several billion square feet of floor space in … Continued