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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe bylaw went into force this year for any building with a floor area of at least 15,000 square meters that is not exclusively residential and for any city-owned building of 2,000 square meters or more. The bylaw\u2019s criteria will expand in 2023 and 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The program will \u201creduce buildings\u2019 energy costs by improving energy consumption [and] show that Montreal building owners are leaders in energy transition, a major competitive advantage in the real estate sector,\u201d the city says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honolulu County, Hawai\u2019i. <\/strong>An ordinance enacted in July established a Better Buildings Benchmarking program that requires large commercial and multifamily buildings in Honolulu County, which encompasses the island of O\u2019ahu, to benchmark and report their energy and water usage annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The requirement begins in June 2023 for buildings 100,000 square feet and larger, then phases in smaller buildings over 2024 and 2025 as part of a goal to achieve net negative emissions by 2045.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With the building sector accounting for about one-third of O\u2019ahu\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions, \u201cthis benchmarking program is expected to reduce the electricity consumption of large buildings by nearly 7% by 2030 and curb greenhouse emissions on the island,\u201d according to the county\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n New Jersey. <\/strong>Under a state law enacted in 2018, commercial buildings over 25,000 square feet will be required to benchmark their energy and water usage annually. The deadline for initial reporting, using data from the 2022 calendar year, is Oct. 23, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This action is \u201ccritical to increasing the transparency of this usage and consumption and to promoting market-driven increases in energy efficiency. It also elevates the public\u2019s understanding of energy usage, allowing consumers to make well-informed decisions,\u201d according to New Jersey\u2019s Clean Energy Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yardi, the 2022 ENERGY STAR\u00ae Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award<\/a> winner, helps hundreds of commercial building operators across North America benchmark energy and water in thousands of buildings annually. See how Yardi Pulse Energy Benchmarking<\/a> simplifies ENERGY STAR data collection, reporting and certifications. The Yardi Energy team stands ready to help building owners benefit from the industry\u2019s most advanced energy management technology and stay up to date on evolving reporting requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" New energy benchmarking and reporting requirements requiring use of ENERGY STAR\u00ae Portfolio Manager are soon going into effect as cities, counties and states in North America work to reduce environmentally harmful emissions and combat global warming. Examples include: Montreal, QC. A city bylaw supporting the Climate Plan\u2019s goal to become carbon neutral by 2050 requires […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":610,"featured_media":34509,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_s2mail":"yes","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2472],"tags":[1848],"class_list":["post-34506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-energy","tag-energy-star"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n