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Energy Benchmarking, Rating and Disclosure for Local Governments

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source State And Local Energy Efficiency Action Network

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Democracy & Governance

Benchmarking is the process of comparing inputs, processes, or outputs within or between organizations, often with an aim toward motivating performance improvement. Benchmarking typically measures performance using an indicator per common unit (e.g., cost per unit produced), which...

Austin Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure Ordinance

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This ordinance requires commercial building owners to benchmark and report their energy use rating by June 1st each year. The ordinance applies to commercial buildings 10,000 square foot or larger that are located within Austin City limits and receive electricity from Austin Energy....

Energy Disclosure & The New Frontier for American Jobs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Institute For Market Transformation

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

We have entered a new era of constrained spending, high unemployment and complex political turmoil, yet the question on everyone's mind is simple: How do we create jobs? Surprisingly, the answer is right in front of us. New laws in New York City, San Francisco and other large cities...

Building Energy, Rating, and Disclosure Policies Update and Lessons From the Field

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

As states and cities seek to meet their energy savings and carbon emissions reduction goals, new and innovative solutions are needed to improve energy efficiency in the stock of existing homes and buildings. One key tool-building energy rating and disclosure (BER&D) -seeks...

2015 Energy Benchmarking Report: San Francisco Municipal Buildings

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Water Power Sewer

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This fifth annual report details the energy performance of 468 San Francisco municipal facilities encompassing nearly 49 million square feet of building area during calendar year 2015. San Francisco began to benchmark its properties in 2011, when the San Francisco Existing Commercial...

Retrofitting Institutions

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source COWS

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Governments everywhere are looking for ways to create new, quality jobs, despite restricted budgets. Although many have enacted programs that facilitate energy efficiency retrofits for the residential and commercial sectors, retrofit of public buildings has garnered little policy...

Creating a Chicago Regional Building Energy Efficiency System

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Illinois

Source Center for Neighborhood Technology

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development

This report outlines a two‐track process for creating a Chicago Area Building Energy Efficiency System. The first track identifies funding, including ARRA funds to quickly ramp up existing programs to launch significant weatherization initiatives in appropriate locations around the...

2019 San Francisco Ordinance 180751 Regulating Use Of Single-Use Food Service Ware

Type Ordinance

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source San Francisco County Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Food, Health, Public Safety, Public Spaces

The production and management of single-use food and beverage ware have significant environmental impacts, including but not limited to contamination; consumption of energy, water, and nonrenewable fossil fuels; and emissions of greenhouse gasses. In order to address this, this ordinance...

2012 Minneapolis Ordinance Benchmarking Energy and Water Usage

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source Minneapolis City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Energy

This ordinance establishes the Minneapolis building energy benchmarking program. It requires each city-owned building and covered building to be benchmarked for the previous calendar year. Such information shall be made available to the public, including summary statistics on the...

2012 Philadelphia Ordinance Benchmarking Energy and Water Usage

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Philadelphia City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Energy

This ordinance requires certain buildings to benchmark and report energy and water usage data; these buildings include commercial buildings with indoor floor space of 50,000 square feet or more and commercial portions of any mixed-use building with at least 50,000 square feet of indoor...

2013 Boston Ordinance Benchmarking Energy and Water Usage

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Energy

In order to reduce the emissions of air pollutants from energy production, encourage efficient use of energy and water, and develop further investments in building a green economy, this ordinance requires that the City and building owners disclose the previous year's energy and water...

2013 Chicago Ordinance Benchmarking Energy Usage

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source City Council of the City of Chicago

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Energy

This act establishes the Chicago building energy benchmarking program. Each building owner shall report benchmarking information including building identification number, address, square footage, energy performance score, energy use intensity, and annual greenhouse gas emissions....

IMT Model Statutory Language for States or Localities to Require Building Benchmarking

Type Model Law

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Market Transformation

Policy Areas Energy, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This model ordinance requires electric and gas utilities to maintain records of the energy consumption data of all nonresidential buildings to which they provide service....

2010 San Francisco Ordinance Benchmarking Energy Efficiency

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Public Spaces, Energy

This ordinance amends the San Francisco Environmental code by requiring owners of nonresidential buildings to conduct Energy Efficiency Audits of their properties and file Annual Energy Benchmark Summaries for their buildings, that will be publicly shared. Not only will this double...

2016 New York City Local Law 133 Establishing Benchmarking Requirements

Type Ordinance

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

The NYC Benchmarking Law requires owners of large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking. The law standardizes this process by requiring building owners to enter their annual energy and water use in the U.S. Environmental...

The Benefits of Benchmarking Building Performance

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Market Transformation

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

It is relatively easy to make the connection that tracking and disclosing a building's energy usage will promote energy savings, but in fact, there are many other benefits that go far beyond simply kilowatt hours. While benchmarking brings building owners' attention to energy efficiency,...

Energy Savings Performance Contracting

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, Wyoming

Source U.S. Department Of Energy

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

U.S. Department of Energy fact sheet guide to Energy Savings Performance Contracting for governments....

Building Green Pathways Out of Poverty

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources

This brief provides sustainable workforce development strategies which include driving investment in green energy infrastructure, promoting best value contracting, and creating job training and apprenticeship programs in sustainable industries. It also highlights examples of policies...

D.C Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) -

Source Council Of The District Of Columbia

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources

This act establishes the authority to contract with the Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) to administer sustainable energy programs in the district of Columbia. It also sets up an advisory board for the SEU and defines their responsibilities. The act includes provisions for a renewable...

Weatherization works: energy efficiency investment in low-income housing will cut energy costs, reduce the need for payment assistance, and create jobs.

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2007

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Energy, Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing

This report examines the impact of weatherization programs on climate change mitigation and the development of a green economy, and creation of green infrastructure. The report provides insights into the economic development, utilities costs, and workforce force implications of weatherization...

2022-2023 Florida Statutes on Property Improvements and Clean Energy

Type Ordinance

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Florida

Source Florida State Legislature

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

These statutes amend bills by the Florida Legislature in order to authorize financing agreements and voluntary property assessments. The reforms allow the state to finance property improvements that increase energy efficiency, sustainability, and structural durability. They also allow...

Local Technical Assistance Toolkit: Lead by Example

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy

Policy Areas Energy, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

This toolkit outlines how local governments can implement "lead by example" programs that reduce energy consumption and emissions, foster markets for sustainable products, encourage green building standards, and promote economic development. It provides a guide for developing facility...

Making M.U.S.H. Energy Efficient: Energy Efficiency in the Governmental and Institutional Sector

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source COWS

Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

The municipal, university, school, and hospital sectors (MUSH) have vast potential for job creation through energy efficient retrofit installation. This policy brief outlines potential savings from retrofit programs, workforce standards, and financing strategies. It also recommends...

Industry Brief: How Green Building Helps the U.S. Economy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source American Sustainable Business Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

The report examines the growth of the green building sector, the business case for high-performance buildings, the potential cost savings for property owners, and the role of green buildings in addressing climate change and reducing carbon emissions. The report also provides various...

2008 Austin Ordinance 1106-047

Type Ordinance

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Austin City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Housing, Public Safety

This is a point of sale ordinance that applies to anyone selling their home. When someone sells, their home, the ordinance requires the seller have a standardized Austin Energy audit performed on their house and the results must be disclosed to the prospective buyers. An energy audit...

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