§ 14.30.010. Building performance goals.

(a)

Every seven years each covered property shall submit performance goal verification documentation demonstrating that it has either achieved the performance targets defined under section 14.30.011, or has completed any of the efficiency actions defined under section 14.30.012.

(b)

The performance verification schedule for each covered property shall be due by the dates as defined in the following table:

Covered Property	First Reporting Date
Mandatory City properties ≥ 10k sq. ft.	2026 and every seven years there-after
Agency Properties and Private sector properties ≥ 100k sq. ft.	2028 and every seven years there-after
Agency Properties and Private sector properties ≥ 50k sq. ft.	2029 and every seven years there-after
Agency Properties and Private sector properties ≥ 30k sq. ft.	2032 and every seven years there-after

 

(c)

No performance goal verification shall be required for a covered property for its current seven-year reporting cycle if a qualified service company submits documentation with the department, in such form and with such certifications as required by the manager, establishing that the property has met one of the following conditions:

(1)

The property is exempt from benchmarking requirements per the provisions of section 14.30.005.

(2)

The initial certificate of occupancy for the property was issued less than seven years prior to the date when the first performance verification would otherwise be due.

(3)

The property has undergone substantial rehabilitation, as certified by a registered design professional, within the seven-year period prior to the calendar year in which a performance verification is due, such that at the commencement of such calendar year all of the base building systems of such property are in compliance with the current International Energy Efficiency Code.

(d)

No covered property shall be required to complete and submit performance goal verification documentation until seven years after such property was first required to file a benchmarking report.