D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 20, § 3513
Energy Performance Benchmarking of Privately-owned Buildings Applicability
Effective Oct 22, 202168 DCR 011077Authority: District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.01 et seq. (2013 Repl. & 2019 Supp.)); Section 4 of the Green Building Act of 2006 (GBA), effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-234; D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.03 (2012 Repl. & 2019 Supp.)), as amended by Section 302 of the CleanEnergy DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2018 (CEDC Act), effective March 22, 2019 (D.C. Law 22-257; 66 DCR 3973 (April 5, 2019)); Mayor’s Order 2010-1, dated January 5, 2010. Source: Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 00367 (January 18, 2013); as amended by Final Rulemaking 68 DCR 011077 (October 22, 2021).District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
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:
- (a) January 1, 2010, for a building with over 200,000 square feet (200,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area;
- (b) January 1, 2011, for a building with over 150,000 square feet (150,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area;
- (c) January 1, 2012, for a building with over 100,000 square feet (100,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area;
- (d) January 1, 2013, for a building with over 50,000 square feet (50,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area;
- (e) January 1, 2021, for a building with 25,000 square feet (25,000 sq. ft.) of gross floor area, or more; and
- (f) 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:
- (a) Calculate the gross floor area of a building less any area available for parking, as defined by the Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool; and
- (b) 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).