3513. ENERGY PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING OF PRIVATELY-OWNED BUILDINGS APPLICABILITY

3513 PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING OF PRIVATELY-OWNED BUILDINGS APPLICABILITY 3513.1 Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.03, by April 1 of each year, an owner of a privately-owned building of a building type for which ENERGY STAR® tools are available shall measure the annual performance of the building using the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager® (Portfolio Manager) benchmarking tool. 3513.2 The requirement described in § 3513.1 shall apply as of: January 1, 2010, for a building with over 200,000 square feet (200,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area; January 1, 2011, for a building with over 150,000 square feet (150,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area; January 1, 2012, for a building with over 100,000 square feet (100,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area; January 1, 2013, for a building with over 50,000 square feet (50,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area; January 1, 2021, for a building with 25,000 square feet (25,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area, or more; and January 1, 2024, for a building with 10,000 square feet (10,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area, or more. 3513.3 When determining the size of a building for the application of § 3513.2, a building owner shall: Calculate the gross floor area of a building less any area available for parking, as defined by the Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool; and Include the gross floor area of any structures that share building systems, or have at least one common energy or water meter. 3513.4 All notifications regarding privately-owned building benchmarking required to be provided to the Department shall be made by contacting the Department’s Energy Benchmarking Program. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 367 (January 18, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking 68 DCR 011077 (October 22, 2021). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Environment 20 DCMR § 3513