Benchmarking Standards for Federal Buildings
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Federal Building Performance Standards
Performance Metrics
MT CO2e/yr. The performance pathway is measured through annual scope 1 GHG emissions from fossil fuels combusted on-site.
Performance Targets/Standards
30% (by total building area) of each Federal agency’s buildings to eliminate all Scope 1 emissions — on-site fossil fuel use — by 2030. No later than 2028, CEQ will set new targets for years 2038 and 2045 for the per- centage of buildings that every agency must electrify.
Compliance Pathways
Performance pathway: Facility achieves zero scope 1 emissions from on-site fossil fuel emissions.
Exemptions
Non-federal buildings are exempt. Emissions from mission-critical activities and emissions from process loads. Agencies must separately meter and account for those loads on a regular basis. If no submeters are currently installed, agencies can estimate loads until they install meters per DOE FEMP’s Federal Metering Guidance. Agencies may not use exclusions to exempt all of a building’s emissions unless the Head of the agency demonstrates that all practicable energy efficiency and electrification measures have been implemented and the entire building operation is deemed critical to national security. The Head of the agency should approve exclusions for the agency as part of the agency’s internal tracking.
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Federal Building Energy Performance Standards
Policy Name
Federal Building Performance Standard (Section 510(b)(ii) of Executive Order 14057)
Year Enacted
2022
Covered Buildings
Refer to Section 3.2 - Federal BPS Applicable Facilities
Compliance Cycle
Agencies will capture data in their annual Compliance Tracking System (CTS) reporting to FEMP (Federal Energy Management Program) based on forthcoming guidance from CEQ and FEMP. Reporting will begin as part of the FY 2024 CTS data report. Agencies will set annual progress targets in consultation with CEQ and OMB (Office of Management and Budget), beginning with FY 2024. CEQ and OMB will review progress annually and assess satisfaction in FY 2030.
Enforcement
The federal BPS document does not mention penalties.
