DC Benchmarking Trends Part I: How Are Buildings Faring With Respect To BEPS?
Created in partnership with Building Innovation Hub
Introduction
The end of the DC Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) compliance cycle is less than two years away, ending on December 31, 2026, and building performance improvements need to be in place by the end of 2025 in order to collect a full year of data for the Dept. of Energy and Environment (DOEE) to evaluate compliance with BEPS. The District’s annual 2023 benchmarking data was third-party verified which improves the accuracy of the data and provides a good snapshot of where buildings stand with respect to compliance at the end of the cycle. AOBA and the Building Innovation Hub (Hub) are interested in this data to help advise our stakeholders and members on how multifamily and offices are doing with respect to this current BEPS. We also seek to answer two big questions:
- How many buildings are meeting the median BEPS threshold today?
- What options are available to buildings that don’t yet meet the BEPS threshold?
The observations in this blog apply generally. Specific buildings will have their own unique challenges and may have different experiences. The Hub will be analyzing additional building typologies later this year.
Read the full article on Building Innovation Hub's website: https://buildinginnovationhub.org/benchmarking-and-dc-beps-part1/