CCC Offers No-Cost Assessment Toolkit as Benchmarking Deadlines Approach
DAVIS, Calif. — Californians who are buying, selling, or refinancing a commercial building have been tasked by state legislators with complying with state benchmarking regulations, beginning Jan. 1, 2013. The California Commissioning Collaborative (CCC) is offering support and assistance for this regulatory effort in the form of a Facilities Operations Assessment (FOA) toolkit.
In an effort to reduce energy consumption of commercial buildings, the state of California passed a law in 2007 (Assembly Bill 1103) that requires building owners to complete building performance benchmarking and disclose a Statement of Energy Performance to the buyer, lessee, or lender whenever a building is sold, leased, or refinanced. The dates by which building owners must comply are tiered (by site square footage), beginning Jan. 1, 2013 and ending Jan. 1, 2014.