Benchmarking is the process of determining the amount of energy and water consumed at a property and tracking it over the years. Many cities throughout the country have passed ordinances that require commercial buildings to benchmark their energy usage annually.

In many municipalities, building owners are required to have an ASHRAE Level 1 or 2 energy audit of their building conducted every 5-10 years. In an energy audit, an approved professional will walk through your building and provide technology-agnostic, evidence-based recommendations to improve your building’s efficiency and operations.

 Long term, iterative planning to identify energy efficiency, electrification, and ultimately decarbonization measures to replace source and site fossil fuel energy with low and no carbon energy using a combination of energy efficiency, energy storage and renewable energy.

For Energy Star recognition, the EPA requires an application review by a professional engineer to verify energy performance and indoor environmental conditions meet EPA standards.