§ 10.62 BENCHMARKING REQUIREMENTS.

   (a)   Applicability.

      (1)   Covered city buildings . All city-owned buildings containing a floor area of 75,000 gross square feet or greater must be benchmarked for the previous calendar year.

      (2)   Covered buildings . All buildings with occupancy uses other than industrial containing a floor area of 75,000 gross square feet or greater must be benchmarked for the previous calendar year.

   (b)   Benchmarking information must include:

      (1)   Building address;

      (2)   Energy use intensity (EUI);

      (3)   Annual greenhouse gas emissions; and

      (4)   The energy performance score that compares the energy use of the building to that of similar properties, where available.

   (c)   Schedule. Property owners must annually benchmark and obtain an energy performance score in accordance with the schedule in the following table. Subsequent benchmarking submissions for each covered city building and each covered building are due by June 1 of each year thereafter.

 

Property	Initial Reporting Date
Covered city buildings containing a floor area of 75,000 gross square feet or greater	December 30, 2021
Covered buildings containing a floor area of 100,000 gross square feet or greater	June 1, 2022
Covered buildings containing a floor area of 75,000 gross square feet or greater	June 1, 2023

 

(Ord. 2021-30, passed 9-13-2021)