F&D Partners emerges as a prominent consulting firm, specializing in sustainability and energy efficiency and operating in several deregulated US states, Canada and Mexico, helping clients save up to 40% on their energy supply costs, while helping their buildings become more energy efficient and reduce

New York's BPS, known as Local Law 97, affects buildings larger than 25,000 square feet. This law mandates that these buildings meet certain carbon emissions limits starting in 2024, with stricter limits coming into effect in 2030. The law applies to over 50,000 buildings in

F&D Partners emerges as a prominent consulting firm, specializing in sustainability and energy efficiency and operating in several deregulated US states, Canada and Mexico, helping clients save up to 40% on their energy supply costs, while helping their buildings become more energy efficient and reduce

The Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act of 2018 includes the Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS), which applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet, including commercial, multifamily residential, and government buildings. The law requires these buildings to meet or exceed the energy performance of a median

Denver has implemented the Energize Denver Ordinance, which sets performance standards for buildings over 25,000 square feet. The law requires buildings to reduce their energy use intensity (EUI) by specific percentages based on building type by 2030, with interim targets set for 2024 and 2027.

While California does not have a statewide BPS, several cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, have adopted their own standards. For example, San Francisco's Existing Commercial Buildings Ordinance requires commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet to benchmark and report their energy use annually and

Washington State’s Clean Buildings Act sets energy performance standards for commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet, which includes large multifamily residential buildings. The law requires these buildings to meet specific energy use intensity targets by 2026, with phased targets leading up to this date. Buildings

Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0) applies to buildings over 20,000 square feet. The ordinance requires these buildings to report their energy use and meet carbon emissions limits that become progressively stricter starting in 2025. Non-compliance with the emissions limits can result

Montgomery County, Maryland, has implemented the Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS), which apply to commercial and multifamily residential buildings over 25,000 square feet. The law requires these buildings to meet specific energy performance targets based on Energy Star scores or alternative metrics. Buildings that do

Philadelphia's Building Energy Performance Program (BEPP) affects non-residential buildings over 50,000 square feet. The law requires these buildings to either meet energy performance standards or conduct energy audits and retro-commissioning every five years. Non-compliance can result in fines, with penalties escalating for continued violations. Our

St. Louis passed a BPS ordinance in 2020, making it the first in the Midwest to do so. The law applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet, including municipal, commercial, and multifamily residential buildings. These buildings must meet or exceed energy performance targets that are

Maine has adopted a performance-based code for new buildings and major renovations, which, while not a BPS, moves in a similar direction. The law sets specific energy performance standards that new construction must meet to obtain permits. While it does not impose fines, failure to

Austin's Energy Conservation Audit and Disclosure (ECAD) ordinance is a step towards BPS but focuses more on energy audits and transparency rather than strict performance standards. The ordinance applies to all commercial buildings over 10,000 square feet and requires energy audits and public disclosure of

In addition to Washington State's Clean Buildings Act, Seattle has its own energy benchmarking and building tune-up requirements for commercial and multifamily residential buildings over 20,000 square feet. The city's ordinance requires regular energy benchmarking and periodic building tune-ups to improve performance. Non-compliance can result