Category: Local Law 87/09

Owners of properties impacted by utility data errors now have until August 1, 2022 to submit their 2021 benchmarking report per a Service Update published by the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB). The DOB will also not assign...

New York City's energy benchmarking compliance deadline for the 2021 calendar year has been extended to May 31, 2022 per a service notice from the New York City Department of Buildings (DOB). Owners of properties on the DOB's 2022 Covered Buildings...

As part of NYC's Greener, Greater Building Plan, Local Law 87/09 requires owners to have an energy audit conducted on their base-building systems; undertake energy-efficient maintenance practices as part of retro-commissioning; and file an Energy Efficiency Report (EER) with the...

*Update: The Benchmarking compliance deadline for the 2020 calendar year for buildings 25,000 SF and larger has been extended to June 1, 2021 per a service notice from the NYC Department of Buildings.  The DOB has released its 2021 Covered Buildings...

New York City’s latest energy-efficiency law has building owners going retro. As in retro-commissioning. Local Law 87/09, part of the city’s Greener, Greater Building Plan, goes into effect this year. The law requires owners of properties 50,000 square feet or...