Building Energy Performance

The BEPS Program was created by Title III of the?Clean Energy DC Omnibus Act of 2018. The BEPS is a minimum threshold of energy performance that will be no lower than the local median?ENERGY STAR?score by property type (or equivalent metric). The standards were created to drive energy performance in existing buildings to help meet the energy and climate goals of the?Sustainable DC?plan — to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption by 50% by 2032. DOEE established the first set of Standards on January 1, 2021. Standards will then be set every 6 years, creating BEPS Periods (BEPS Period 1, BEPS Period 2, etc.). The 2021 Building Energy Performance Standards and a Guide to the 2021 BEPS are available for viewing on DOEE’s website. To improve transparency and help building owners understand how their building performs relative to the BEPS, DOEE is publishing this BEPS Disclosure that compares a building’s benchmarking data with the BEPS and provides an estimate of the building’s distance from the standard and estimated performance requirement. Please note that this dataset is based on information currently available to DOEE using calendar year 2019 benchmarking data provided by the building owner. Some buildings are still being evaluated and therefore have been designated as “Under Review” in this dataset. Building owners that believe their 2019 calendar year data is incorrect should contact the Benchmarking Help Center ([e-mail]). Additionally, buildings that meet certain criteria may request a variance from the standards by submitting a variance request form on the DOEE website.《2018年哥伦比亚特区清洁能源综合法案》第三章设立了建筑能源性能标准（Building Energy Performance Standards，以下简称BEPS）计划。BEPS是按建筑类型设定的最低能源性能门槛，其数值不低于当地同类型建筑的“能源之星（ENERGY STAR）”得分中位数（或等效衡量指标）。制定该标准的初衷是推动既有建筑的能源性能提升，助力实现《可持续哥伦比亚特区计划》的能源与气候目标——即到2032年将温室气体排放量与能源消耗均降低50%。哥伦比亚特区环境与能源局（Department of Energy and Environment，以下简称DOEE）于2021年1月1日出台首批BEPS标准。此后每6年更新一次标准，由此形成多个BEPS周期（如BEPS周期1、BEPS周期2等）。2021版建筑能源性能标准及《2021年BEPS指南》可在DOEE官方网站查阅。为提升数据透明度，帮助建筑业主了解自身建筑与BEPS标准的性能差距，DOEE发布了本次BEPS披露报告，将建筑的基准数据与BEPS标准进行比对，并估算该建筑与标准要求的性能差值及达标所需的性能指标。请注意，本数据集基于DOEE当前可获取的、由建筑业主提交的2019日历年度基准数据。部分建筑仍处于评估阶段，因此在本数据集中被标记为“审核中”。若建筑业主认为其提交的2019日历年度数据存在错误，可联系基准数据服务中心（邮箱：[e-mail]）。此外，符合特定条件的建筑可通过在DOEE官网提交豁免申请表格，申请豁免相关标准要求。