Thank you for joining us! We will share today’s recording and Part 1 recording + resource document with all attendees.

https://dc.beam-portal.org/helpdesk/

https://dc.beam-portal.org/helpdesk/kb/BEPS_Guidebook/

What do points mean for prescriptive pathway?

Compliance Pathway Wizard: https://buildinginnovationhub.org/resource/regulation-basics/understanding-beps/beps-compliance-pathway-wizard/

Timelines: https://buildinginnovationhub.org/resource/regulation-basics/understanding-beps/beps-compliance-pathway-deadlines/

Energy Audit Scopes of Work (1. to help you choose a pathway, 2. for the Prescriptive Pathway): https://buildinginnovationhub.org/resource/regulation-basics/understanding-beps/energy-audit-scope-of-work/

RE: Prescriptive pathway points - the prescriptive pathway is quite different than the performance pathway, in that your compliance is not measured based on your performance, but rather your completion of a set of actions and required reporting milestones, approved by DOEE throughout the compliance cycle. So, instead of looking to see if your property made a 20% improvement in efficiency, DOEE requires your property to take specific steps to show that you have done a proper assessment of your building, created an action plan to install energy efficiency measures, and then verify the installation of those measures. When you complete your Level II ASHRAE energy audit (which must be approved by DOEE), you will then create an action plan to confirm with DOEE what energy efficiency measures you will be installing in your building. These measures must be designed to achieved at least 25% savings in your building. Thus, each measure is assigned a number of "points" by DOEE when we approve the action plan.

Energy Audit Page on DOEE's Knowledgebase: https://dc.beam-portal.org/helpdesk/kb/BEPS/55/

https://dc.beam-portal.org/helpdesk/tickets/submit/23/

(the pathway change form is included in the link above)

Who does 3rd party verification for prescriptive pathway? If my company is already working on energy star assistance with a client, can we be a 3rd party verifier? are we considered impartial?

Is Katie the best contact to get answers or pass along to clients for clarification? Or is it Antonio Yaquian as mentioned in last webinar?

The best place to get questions answered from DOEE is to visit our website here and submit an inquiry form: https://dc.beam-portal.org/helpdesk/

or email building.performance@dc.gov

Hi this is Antonio, Antonio.yaquian@dc.gov. You can also contact building.performance@dc.gov and submit a ticket through the Building Performance Helpdesk https://dc.beam-portal.org/helpdesk/tickets/submit/1/

Thank you!

Is the baseline EUI for performance pathway -avge of 2018 an 2019 or is it end of 2019?

For the performance pathway, it is defined as the average of CY2018 + CY2019

Can I exclude any building spaces from my benchmarking report? https://dc.beam-portal.org/helpdesk/kb/benchmarking/21/

here are ENERGY STAR's list of buildings eligible to receive a score: https://energystar-mesa.force.com/PortfolioManager/s/article/Which-property-types-are-eligible-for-an-ENERGY-STAR-score-certification-1600088540678

I'm told our building which is 10% retail 45% office and 45% multifamily us exempt. Is that correct?

Hi Brian - no your property is not exempt from the BEPS requirements. No property is exempt from BEPS based on its property type.

LPP website from EPA: https://www.energystar.gov/buildings/lp_finder

Please email a copy of this presentation to kwhitley@blakereal.com

can solar be included as an EEM for energy audit report for performance or standard pathway?

For you to watch later: Aykut Yillmaz, DOEE staff, recorded a video for us at the Hub on how adding Solar to your building can help with BEPS: https://youtu.be/gHV0Yy_5SuU

If solar is used to offset 20% of energy use, does it not qualify as a measure to help towards EUI reduction?

Can publicly accessible sub-metered EV chargers be excluded from building's energy use profile?

Could we carve our EV Charger usage when calculating total EUI?

Solar can be used to offset *generation*, not onsite energy use. If you install enough solar to *generate* 20% of your onsite energy use and you're taking the Standard Target pathway, *then* it can be used to meet the BEPS.However, since solar doesn't actually reduce onsite use, it can't be used for pathways that require site EUI reduction (e.g., the Performance pathway).

Great questions! Thanks, everyone!

Theresa.backhus@imt.org if you have any questions for me

cpendley@swinter.com if you'd like to chat!