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Top 5 Reasons to become ENERGY STAR Certified
TOP FIVE REASONS TO BECOME ENERGY STAR CERTIFIED Connect with Customers In an era when fears of “greenwashing” abound, cut through the clutter with ENERGY STAR, the most trusted environmental label in the United States. More than 85 percent of Americans recognize it when they see it. And ENERGY STAR is the only energy efficiency certification that is based on…
Value of ENERGY STAR Certification
Value of ENERGY STAR certification Studies have shown that ENERGY STAR certified buildings: Have lower operating costsAre more marketableContribute fewer greenhouse gas emissions to the environmentCommand higher rental ratesHave increased asset valueAcademic and industry research supports the value of certifying your building as ENERGY STAR. Below is a summary of several studies that evaluated the added market value of ENERGY STAR certified…
Change in EBEWE Audit/Retro-Commissioning Schedule
Effective December 29, 2019 the Los Angeles Existing Building Energy and Water Efficiency ordinance (EBEWE) has been amended. The First Compliance Due Date for Audits and Retro-Commissioning has been changed from 2020 to 2021. The schedule for Audits and Retro-Comissioning is based on the last digit of the Assessor Identification Number as follows: LastDigitAIN First Compliance Deadline Subsequent Deadline…
San Franciso Benchmarking Ordinance Now Includes Multi-family Buildings
San Francisco’s Existing Commercial Building Ordinance is now the Existing Building Ordinance. Benchmarking for multi-family buildings 50,000 square feet or more was due July 1st, 2019 and then on April 1st every year thereafter. However, multi-family buildings are not required to have an energy audit. This brings the ordinance in line with AB 802 for multi-family buildings and benchmarks submitted…
AB 802 EXEMPTIONS AND EXCEPTIONS
Not all “exemptions” appear neatly in “Section 1684. Exemptions”. Exceptions appear elsewhere in the ordinance and require some searching or amplification. For your convenience, Pegasus attempts to list the “Exemptions” and “Exceptions” are list here in one place. EXEMPTIONS Section 1684. Exemptions (a) Exemptions for Building Owners. A building owner is exempt from the requirements of section 1683 (Benchmarking and Public…
FINAL Release of AB 802 Regulations - March 1, 2018
The California Energy Commission has released their final version of the AB 802 Regulations There are no substantial changes to the DRAFT version. To see an online pdf of the AB 802 Regulations in their entirety on the CEC website, just click AB 802 Final…
San Francisco Benchmarking Ordinance Now Applies to Multi-family Buildings
The San Francisco ordinance has been updated to include multi-family building 50,000 or more square feet. Benchmarking for residential buildings is due July 1 in 2019, and April 1 every year thereafter.
The Existing Commercial Building Ordinance has become the Existing Building Ordinance. However, the ordinance does not require multi-family buildings to have an Energy Audit.
This brings the Ordinance in line with AB 802 for multi-family buildings. Benchmarks submitted to the City will meet both the City and the state requirements and there is no need to also file the report with the state.
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