Seattle, Washington Compliance

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Seattle Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Legislation
(Ordinance 123226)

Benchmarking Due Date: (October 3, 2011) Nonresidential buildings over 50,000 SF;
(April 1, 2012) Nonresidential buildings over 10,000 SF and multifamily buildings with five or more units. Subsequent reports are due April 1 every year thereafter.

Violations and Penalties: Failure to Report: $150 citation, and if not filed within 15 days of the citation, a $150 per day penalty for first ten days of noncompliance, then $500 per day for each day after the 10th day until compliance is achieved. Failure to Disclose: $150 citation for first violation, $500 for subsequent violations.

Follow-up Law Description: On and after a facility’s due date, an owner or operator of a nonresidential building must disclose benchmarking data and ratings for the most recent 12 month period to current tenants, prospective tenants, potential buyers, and potential lenders considering an application for financing or refinancing the building.

Benchmarking Service

Ecological’s Benchmarking Service provides compliance with Seattle's Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Legislation (Ordinance 123226). Ecological implements a monitoring and benchmarking platform; and generates benchmarking reports. Can yield 2-5% energy savings.

Through our Benchmarking Services, Ecological will manage the benchmarking process to comply with Seattle's Building Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Legislation (Ordinance 123226). All energy usage information will be uploaded into the Ecological Sustainability Manager (ESM) online software, which will benchmark all the buildings in Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star program on a monthly basis. Ecological provides this service through a three year servicing contract.

The benchmarking process includes:

Benchmarking Service Features:

Ecological Sustainability Manager (ESM) – Online Software Tool

An account will be created in the Ecological Sustainability Manager, a secure, internet-based tool that benchmarks energy and water usage, tracks performance and reduction goals, and facilitates data analysis. The Client will determine who receives passwords as well as what level of access each user is granted. This tool enables users to maintain a thorough understanding of the progress being made in each building, understand performance across the portfolio, target specific building for analysis and improvement, and compare performance against peers in the market. Ecological activates this account and provides the necessary training for selected users. Click here for more information about the Ecological Sustainability Manager (ESM) software tool.