Changing buildings for climate through energy benchmarking
Jun. 29/22
Change for Climate is a climate change initiative from the City of Edmonton.
Jun. 29/22
Change for Climate is a climate change initiative from the City of Edmonton.
Our Building Energy Benchmarking (BEB) program advances Change Buildings for Climate for a faster local energy transition by generating demand for energy efficient products and services by Edmonton building owners.
The BEB program collects, compares and benchmarks building energy performance across large building stock in Edmonton (and nationally). Through the program, the City of Edmonton also offers incentives for buildings to do energy audits that help buildings understand their energy efficiency gaps and so, improve their energy performance.
Year 5 of the program saw increased levels of participation across a wide range of commercial buildings, including our own municipal buildings. A few Year 5 program highlights include an increase in participation from 424 buildings (in year 4) to 705 buildings (in year 5); a program retention rate of about 80% since its launch; and an average overall energy use intensity (EUI) change for Year 4 to Year 5 buildings of -3.45% (GJ/m2).
Make sure to check out the Year 5 Benchmarking Report and Dashboard at edmonton.ca/energybenchmarking which will be released on June 28!
Register Your Building Today
Registration is available for Year 6 of Edmonton's Building Energy Benchmarking Program and all commercial, institutional and multi-family buildings over 1,000 SQF in area are encouraged to participate.
If you are interested, please register your building(s) using this brief Registration & Consent Form by October 15, 2022.
Please note that the Data Submission Deadline for all registered buildings via ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager is November 15, 2022. Program details available at edmonton.ca/energybenchmarking.
Program participants will:
- Receive one-on-one support for energy benchmarking and utility data access
- Be recognized as a leader in annual City-hosted awards and recognition program
- Be eligible for rebates up to $125,000 per building from the City of Edmonton’s Building Energy Retrofit Accelerator (BERA) program
- Receive a customized building report and discover how energy efficient their building is compared to others
- Receive tailored recommendations for energy saving opportunities and access to a rebate (30% of the cost up to $6,000) to offset the costs of an energy audit
