Designed for
Buildings issued a New Building Core and Shell Certificate of Occupancy from DCRA (now DOB) before the beginning of the BEPS Period (2019-2020) and did not submit a 2019 District Benchmark Report
Buildings mid-Compliance Cycle that undergo a renovation resulting in a change of property type and receive its Use Change Certificate of Occupancy from DCRA (now DOB) before the end of the evaluation year(s). (Buildings that change property types may also be eligible for a delay of compliance per Chapter 5.)
4.3.1 New Construction ACP Option Requirements
A new building may meet the energy performance requirements by meeting its Standard in the first calendar year of the Compliance Cycle (CY2021 for Compliance Cycle 1). If the building meets or exceeds its Standard, the building has met its energy performance requirements and no Completed Actions Report is required.
If a new building does not meet its Standard in its complete, accurate, and third-party verified CY2021 Benchmark Results and Compliance Report, the energy performance requirement would be that the building must meet its Standard by the end of the Cycle. Energy performance and reporting/verification requirements for this option are the same as the Standard Target Pathway. Unlike the Standard Target Pathway, which is available only to buildings in a high performing property type, this ACP option is available to all property types.
4.3.2 Change of Property Type ACP Option Requirements
Buildings with a change in property type as described in Section 4.3 and selecting the Change of Property Type ACP Option are required to meet the Standard for its new property type by the end of the Cycle. The energy performance requirement for this option is the same as the Standard Target Pathway and the option has the same reporting/verification requirements, except for the deadline for the Pathway Selection Form, which is due one year after the building receives its Certificate of Occupancy. Unlike the Standard Target Pathway, which is available only to buildings in a high performing property type, this ACP option is available to all property types.