Building  Energy  Saving  Ordinance  (BESO):    

Assessing  Energy  Use  at  Time  of  Sale  

SEEC  Forum    June  16,  2016  

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New  Approach:  Prescrip=ve  to  Performance  

RECO  CECO  •  Must  install  minimum  

mandatory  measures  •  Required  only  when  

property  sold  or  remodeled  

Building  Energy  Saving  Ordinance  •  No  minimum  measures  •  Energy  audits  required  •  Energy  informa=on  reported  

publicly      •  Efficient  buildings  are  

exempt  from  audit  provision  •  On-­‐ramp  to  rebates  &  

incen=ves    

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Prior  to  Sale   Phase-­‐in  Schedule  Houses  

(1-­‐4  units)  Small/Med  Buildings  less  than  25,000  sf  

Large  Buildings  over  25,000  sf  

Whichever  Comes  First  

BESO  Compliance  Triggers  

 Building  Size  (sq  <)      Due    Date     Approximate  #  

of  Buildings      ReporAng  Cycle    

Large  buildings:  50,000  or  more  

10/1/2016  7/1/2018   108   Energy  Assessment  every  5  years  

AND  ENERGY  STAR  Performance  Report  

annually  Large  buildings:  25,000-­‐  49,999  

10/1/2017  7/1/2019   206  

Medium  buildings:  15,000-­‐24,999  

10/1/2018  7/1/2020   363  

Energy  Assessment  every  8  10  years    Medium  buildings:  

5,000-­‐14,999  10/1/2019  7/1/2021   1600  

Small  buildings:  Less  than  5,000  

(excluding  1-­‐4  unit  homes)  

10/1/2020  7/1/2022   3344   Energy  Assessment  every  10  years  

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BESO  Phase-­‐In  

Compliance  Document  

A  C  D  E  You  are  

compliant!  

Building  Owner  

BESO  Team  

Energy  Report  Registered  Assessors  

QAQC  

Time  of  Sale  Compliance  Process  

Process  Applica=on  

Process  Fee  

Applica=on  &  Filing  Fee  

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Process  Report  

Schedule  Assessment  

Complete  Assessment  

BESO  Website  –  Status  Lookup  

Included  in  Closing  

Documents      A  C  D  E  

You  are  compliant!  

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Types  of  Assessments  

Op=miser  Home  

Energy  Score  SnuggPro  

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Home  Energy  Score  

Whole  HES  

Assessment  includes  referrals  to  Efficiency  Resources  

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Call:  866-­‐878-­‐6008  BayAreaEnergyUpgrade.org  

 Home  Upgrade  Advisor  

Energy  Upgrade  California®  Home  Upgrade  

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Customer  Feedback  

Home  Energy  Recommenda=ons  Frequency  

0%   5%   10%   15%   20%   25%   30%   35%   40%  

 Pool  Pump  

Natural  Gas  Wall  Heater  or  Ductless  Heat  

Gas  On-­‐Demand  Water  Heater  

Fireplace  Door/Damper  

Wall  Insula=on  

Duct  Repair  

Gas  Storage  Water  Heater  

Whole  Building  Air  Sealing  

Central  Gas  Furnace  

Aic  Insula=on  &  Air  Sealing  

Floor  Insula=on  

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Home  Energy  Score  Distribu=on  by  Size    

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3500.  

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4500.  

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Building  Square  fo

otage  

Home  Energy  Scores  

Spa=al  Distribu=on  of  HES  Scores  

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Why  Home  Energy  Score  

•  StopWaste  as  program  administrator  –  Training  and  QA/QC  

•  Integra=on  with  Energy  Upgrade  CA    •  Score  included  in  growing  number  of  MLSs  – Denver,  Aspen  Glenwood,  Cincinna=,  DC,  MD  

•  Fannie  Mae  HomeStyle®  Energy  Mortgage  loan    –  Finance  up  to  15%  post  improvement  property  value  for  energy  upgrades  at  30  year  low  rate    

–  Pay  off  PACE  loans  

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Measuring  Our  Success  

•  Current  Successes  –  Increase  in  EUC  par=cipa=on  rates  – Direct  link  to  Home  Upgrade  Advisor  Program    

•  Wish  list  – Tracking  of  conversion  rates  

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Increase  Energy  Upgrade  CA  Projects  

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25  

Q1  2015    Total   Q1  2016  Total  

For  More  informa=on  

Contact  Billi  Romain,  Sustainability  Program  Manager  City  of  Berkeley  510-­‐981-­‐7432  BRomain@CityofBerkeley.info    

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