Brisbane Energy Benchmarking

The city ordinance, adopted in December 2019, requires annual energy and water benchmarking and reporting. Later, in the "Beyond" stage, buildings will need to show that they are high-performing or take steps to improve.

The City launched the Brisbane Building Efficiency Program (BBEP) to address energy and water use in existing buildings to help make them more efficient, thereby saving owners money, improving the safety and comfort of our building stock, and reducing emissions that are driving climate change.

You are required to comply if your building is (1) Privately owned and is 10,000 square feet or more OR (2) Owned by a local agency of the State that is required to comply with the City's building ordinances pursuant to California State Government Code Section 53090, et seq., or successor legislation, and is 10,000 square feet or more OR (3) Owned by the City of Brisbane and is 2,000 square feet or more.

Your building may qualify for an exemption if you meet any of the following:

• A Certificate of Occupancy or Temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the building was not issued for more than half of the calendar year required to be benchmarked

• The building was vacant for more than half of the calendar year required to be benchmarked

• The building did not receive energy or water services for more than half of the calendar year required to be benchmarked

• A demolition permit for the entire building has been issued, or a schedule for demolition can be reasonably documented to the satisfaction of the Department

The city requires building owners to report their energy and water usage annually via the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager tool by May 15th.

All energy utilities including electricity, natural gas, district energy, and any other purchased fuel type used to operate your building.

Water is another utility required for reporting.

Building owners must report their energy usage data to EPA’s Portfolio Manager, a reporting tool that allows building owners to compare their building’s energy efficiency with similar buildings.

However:

• Touchstone IQ for Buildings is a fast, easy-to-use tool that integrates directly with EPA’s Portfolio Manager

• Touchstone IQ also offers an expert-led benchmarking solution to building owners and managers looking for streamlined compliance and cost-saving recommendations

Many benchmarking ordinances require a Building ID as part of the report submission process. If needed, you may be able to find your Building ID number here.

Brisbane large properties are exempt from California’s benchmarking laws and will only need to report to the City. Learn more about California’s exempted local benchmarking ordinances here.

• Brisbane Building Energy Efficiency Program

• Brisbane's Benchmarking Building Efficiency Program Ordinance

• Brisbane Benchmarking Disclosure Map

• Brisbane Building Efficiency Program

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