§ 15.04. Benchmarking data collection and input.

An owner shall direct a Qualified Benchmarker to enter data into the Benchmarking Tool, in a manner generally as follows:

(a)

Whenever possible, owners should benchmark their building(s) using whole-property utility data:

i.

Whole-property utility data can be obtained by a utility company; or by receiving data from all tenants, from master meters; or

ii.

If a utility company has made aggregated utility data available to owners before the reporting date of that calendar year, then an owner must benchmark using whole-property utility data for that utility.

(b)

When an owner does not have whole-property information sufficient to fulfill these requirements and has made a reasonable effort to obtain from a tenant the information required, but that information has not been received from that tenant, the owner shall not be relieved of their benchmarking obligations, and must complete benchmarking using such alternate default values as provided by the then-existing US EPA Energy Star program. The director and Energy & Green Buildings subcommittee shall evaluate the quality of any alternate values and propose options that increase the quality of such values prior to December 31, 2018, and not less than once every 10 years thereafter.

(Ord. No. 2016-64, § 1, 12-5-2016, Doc. #1612051208)