Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency Program

About the ordinance

Effective 2017, owners of the following buildings are required to disclose their buildings’ energy and water consumption, using EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® for benchmarking. The City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety will use this information to generate annual reports.

Owned by the City of Los Angeles and 7,500 sq ft or more in gross floor area - December 1, 2017 due date for initial benchmarking report, and annually no later than June 1 thereafter.
20,000 sq ft or more in gross floor area, and privately owned or owned by local agency of the state (see initial Ordinance and subsequent amending ordinances for details). The schedule differs among buildings of this category, as follows:
- 100,000 sq ft or more - December 1, 2017 due date for initial benchmarking report, and annually no later than June 1 thereafter.
- 50,000 sq ft or more, and under 100,000 sq ft - June 1, 2018 due date for initial benchmarking report, and annually no later than June 1 thereafter.
- 20,000 sq ft or more, and under 50,000 sq ft - June 1, 2019 due date for initial benchmarking report, and annually no later than June 1 thereafter.

Audits and retro-commissioning report due dates:

Privately owned buildings 20,000 sq ft or more or city owned buildings 15,000 sq ft or more that are subject to the EBEWE ordinance as described above must submit their initial audits and retro-commissioning reports initially and every five years thereafter according to the schedule provided in the following table (Table 9708.2 of Section 91.9708 of the LAMC). The schedule is based on the last digit of the Assessor Identification Number (AIN).

Note: Ordinance No. 185586, effective 7/16/2018, amended the first Compliance Due Date Year in Table 9708.2 from 2019 to 2020.

Last digit of AIN	First audits & retro-commissioning report compliance due date	Subsequent compliance due dates
0	January-June 2020	Every five years thereafter
1	July - December 2020	Every five years thereafter
2	January - June 2021	Every five years thereafter
3	July - December 2021	Every five years thereafter
4	January - June 2022	Every five years thereafter
5	July - December 2022	Every five years thereafter
6	January - June 2023	Every five years thereafter
7	July - December 2023	Every five years thereafter
8	January - June 2024	Every five years thereafter
9	July - December 2024	Every five years thereafter

Existing Buildings Energy & Water Efficiency Program

About the ordinance

Audits and retro-commissioning report due dates:

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