(a) On an annual basis, no sooner than four months following the reporting deadline specified in § 16C-1.3, the department shall make available on a publicly accessible website a summary of the reported benchmarking information for each covered property for the previous calendar year.
(b) The summary will include, for each covered property, the property address, gross floor area, and primary use; aggregated annual total water use; aggregated annual energy use by fuel type; water and energy use intensity; total annual greenhouse gas emissions; ENERGY STAR® scores where available; year-over-year trends when applicable and available; and summary comments when provided by the property owner.
(c) When the ENERGY STAR® score or ENERGY STAR® Water Score is not applicable or available for a covered property, it must be reported as “N/A” and not designated as a numeric score.
(d) For at least 60 days following publication, the online summary of benchmarking information shall be considered preliminary, during which time a property owner may review the summary. For each covered property, the owner may report any errors, inaccuracies, or other discrepancies related to the benchmarking information to the department for consideration and correction where appropriate.
(e) The department may include an aggregated summary of benchmarking information and trends in the city’s annual sustainability report.
(Added by Ord.
22-17
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