Building Performance Standards for Cambridge Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance
Performance Metrics
GHG Intensity
Performance Targets/Standards
Straight line trajectory from baseline to zero carbon by 2035 for buildings ≥ 100,000 sq. ft. and 2050
for buildings ≥ 25,000 - 99,999 sq. ft. For covered properties that receive their certificate of occupancy in the years 2018 through 2024, the baseline shall be the average GHG for the first two full calendar years following the certificate of occupancy.
Compliance Pathways
Buildings must meet targets based on their use type, with targets becoming more stringent every 5 year compliance cycle until net-zero in 2035 for buildings ≥ 100,000 sq. ft. and 2050 for buildings ≥ 25,000 - 99,999 sq. ft.
Exemptions
TBD
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Cambridge Building Energy Performance Standards
Policy Name
Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (Ordinance 2021-26)
Year Enacted
2023
Covered Buildings
Public/Gov’t ≥ 10,000 sq. ft., Comm ≥ 25,000 sq. ft.
Compliance Cycle
Annually for buildings ≥ 25,000 sq. ft. with emissions targets ratcheting down every 5 year compliance cycle thereafter until net-zero in 2035 for buildings ≥ 100,000 sq. ft. and 2050 for buildings ≥ 25,000 -
99,999 sq. ft.
Enforcement
Up to $300 per day per violation, each day counting as a separate violation.
