San Francisco Passes Energy Audit Mandate · Environmental Management & Energy News · Environmental Leader
San Francisco’s city council has adopted regulations requiring commercial property owners to publish data on the energy performance of their buildings.
The Existing Commercial Building Energy Performance Ordinance, approved by the city’s Board of Supervisors, requires owners to measure and rate the performance of their buildings and publish the results. They will need to benchmark their energy use using a free online tool provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and will need to file annual results with the city, UPI reports.
Owners of commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet would have to conduct energy audits every five years.
