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Los Angeles Commercial Building Performance Partnership (LACBPP)

LACBPP

Los Angeles has the most energy efficient buildings in the country, with over 106 million square feet of Energy Star™ certified space. But there is still much more that can be done.

To demonstrate its continued national leadership in building energy efficiency, the City of Los Angeles has become a partner of the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Challenge, committing to support over 20 million square feet of buildings in reducing energy consumption by at least 20% by 2020.

In order to support property owners in achieving this goal, the City of Los Angeles has developed the LA Commercial Building Performance Partnership (LACBPP) – an ARRA-funded initiative that offers a suite of FREE resources to help you upgrade your buildings while saving energy, saving money, preserving the environment, and making your buildings healthier more comfortable places to live and work.

  1. Up to $250,000 in FREE engineering services from top-tier independent firms

  2. FREE facilitated access to LADWP and SoCal Gas rebates and incentives, as well as state and federal tax incentives such as EPAct 179D

  3. FREE introductions to innovative project financing options

California will soon begin enforcing AB 1103, a law that will require commercial property owners to disclose a property’s Energy Star™ score as part of any transaction. Stay ahead of the curve, and benchmark your building to see how it is performing relative to other similar buildings. Try out this BENCHMARKING TOOL.

If you provide some additional information about your building, the Partnership will develop a more detailed benchmarking report for you at NO COST.

Property owners are eligible to receive up to $250,000 in engineering services from one of the Partnership’s qualified independent engineering firms.

The final Savings Opportunity Assessment (SOA) report will include detailed transparent analysis of:

  1. How your building is performing relative to other similar properties

  2. All opportunities to save energy and water

  3. Savings and costs associated with each opportunity

  4. Utility rebates and Tax incentives

  5. Potential for on-site power generation, demand response, and electric vehicle charging (for qualifying properties)

  6. Off Balance Sheet Financing options

For more information visit the L.A. Better Building Challenge website.

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