Specialists in Orlando Building
Energy & Water Efficiency Compliance
Verdius Energy is proud to announce our expansion into the Orlando market, bringing our expertise in commercial building energy efficiency compliance to Florida.
As the only firm specializing in compliance for Orlando’s Building Energy & Water Efficiency Strategy (BEWES), we offer a full suite of services to help property owners avoid penalties, lower operating costs, and maximize energy savings.
Several cities in the US now require commercial buildings to benchmark their energy use annually and perform a detailed, ASHRAE level II energy audit. Orlando became one of those cities in 2016, with the passage of the Building Energy and Water Efficiency Strategy.
City-Mandated Benchmarking
Benchmarking will help you understand how your building performs over time and compares to similar buildings.
For turnkey benchmarking, our engineers can:
- Track all metrics required for city-mandated annual benchmarking
- Check all property use details to ensure accurate reporting
- Prepare and submit ENERGY STAR® benchmarking on Portfolio Manager
- Apply for benchmarking exemptions or investigate alternate compliance options
How do you know if your property needs to benchmark? If your building is over 50,000 gross square feet, benchmarking is required every year. The City of Orlando will notify building operators in advance each year to submit benchmarking for the previous year no later than May 1st.
Did you know? Over a three-year period, EPA found that buildings benchmarked on a consistent basis achieved an average annual energy savings of 2.4%!
City-Mandated Energy Audits
A compliant energy audit (or energy assessment) will find operational improvements and retrofit opportunities that can improve occupant comfort, and reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions, and operating costs.
For a turnkey compliance energy assessment, our engineers can:
- Determine exemption eligibility and file exemption applications
- Conduct an ASHRAE Level II energy assessment to identify deficiencies and low-cost energy efficiency measures
- File energy assessment documentation with the City through the BEAM portal
- Review and plan for any energy efficiency measures that you may want to pursue
How do you know if your property needs an energy assessment? If your property has an Energy Star score below 50, it must have an assessment completed by a licensed professional. The assessment must be submitted no later than May 2025, and repeated every 5 years until a score of 50 is achieved.
Buildings may pursue audit exemption through performance-based pathways. Contact Verdius Energy if you believe you may have an exemption opportunity.
If your building requires an energy assessment this year, or just need to get started on benchmarking, our Certified Energy Managers and Professional Engineers are standing by.