This template toolkit is designed to support any city’s implementation of its building energy performance policy by providing key background and templates for four key city-issued communications resources: notifications to comply, compliance checklists, extensions and exemptions forms, and violations alerts.

Chicago prepared a 2-page, compliance checklist detailing the steps required for compliance with its benchmarking ordinance. The checklist outlines how to get started with ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, tips for benchmarking buildings, verifying building data, and reporting to the city.

Salt Lake City communicated the issues relevant  to its community, including air quality, a public concern especially in the winter months. By making large buildings in Salt Lake City more energy efficient, this infographic showcases how the City could remove one million pounds of pollutants, which equates to taking 32,000 vehicles off the road for one […]