A. Required: Tune-up evaluations are required for governed buildings and City properties that are eligible for participation in a utility-sponsored tune-up incentive program, as determined by the utility offering the incentive program and that have an Energy Star score of 49 and below. Implementation of tune-up measures in addition to evaluations is encouraged but not required.
B. Report: The owner shall conduct a tune-up evaluation of the base building systems of a qualifying governed building and file a tune-up evaluation report prior to December 31 of the year in which the tune-up evaluation is being performed. The initial reporting year shall be determined by the last digit of the property's tax ID number as illustrated below, and subsequent tune-up evaluation shall be completed and tune-up evaluation reports filed every fifth year thereafter:
Last Digit Of Tax ID Number | 50,000 Square Feet And Above Of Gross Floor Area | 25,000 To 49,999 Square Feet Of Gross Floor Area |
Last Digit Of Tax ID Number | 50,000 Square Feet And Above Of Gross Floor Area | 25,000 To 49,999 Square Feet Of Gross Floor Area |
0 | 2021 | 2022 |
1 | 2021 | 2022 |
2 | 2022 | 2023 |
3 | 2022 | 2023 |
4 | 2023 | 2024 |
5 | 2023 | 2024 |
6 | 2024 | 2025 |
7 | 2024 | 2025 |
8 | 2025 | 2026 |
9 | 2025 | 2026 |
C. Report Submission: The owner shall submit the tune-up evaluation report to the City.
D. Exceptions: Tune-up evaluations are not required if any of the following are met:
1. If the governed building is less than five (5) years old; or
2. If a registered design professional or tune-up professional certifies that:
a. The governed building has an Energy Star score of 50 or above for the year prior to the first tune-up due date or for at least two (2) of the three (3) years preceding the due date of the governed building's tune-up evaluation report.
b. There is no Energy Star rating for the building type and owner submits documentation that the property's energy performance is better than the energy performance of an average building of its type for two (2) of the three (3) years preceding the due date of the governed building's tune-up report.
c. The governed building has received certification under the most recent LEED 2009 rating system for existing buildings or operation and maintenance, or existing buildings version 4 rating system or future iterations of LEED published by the U.S. Green Building Council or other substantially similar rating systems for existing buildings, for at least two (2) of the three (3) years preceding the due date for the governed building's tune-up evaluation reports.
d. The governed building has performed a tune-up evaluation within the past five (5) years prior to the tune-up evaluation due date.
3. If the governed building has a persistent commissioning program in place.
For properties qualifying for these exceptions, the owner shall file documentation, in such form and with such certifications as required by the Director, with the department in the year prior to the due date for the tune-up report, establishing that the governed building qualifies for such an exception.
E. Verification: A randomly-selected subset of tune-up evaluation reports not to exceed ten percent (10%) of the total tune-up evaluation reports completed in a given year may be subject to verification by the City. Such reviews shall be conducted in a way so as to preserve the anonymity of individual properties and shall be conducted at no cost to the owner. (Ord. 45-17, 2017)