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ID186434
Title ProperCity-level impacts of building tune-ups
Other Title InformationFindings from Seattle's building tune-ups program
LanguageENG
AuthorMathew, Paul ;  TravisWalter ;  Walter, Travis
Summary / Abstract (Note)Many U.S. cities are implementing policies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of their buildings. These range from building energy benchmarking and disclosure to building performance standards (BPS) that require buildings to meet specific targets of energy use or emissions. The City of Seattle adopted a climate action plan in 2013 that set a goal of zero net GHG emissions in the road transportation, buildings, and waste sectors by 2050 (Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment, 2013), with a number of near and long term actions. Seattle implemented mandatory building tune-ups in 2016, applying to commercial buildings larger than 50,000 sqft (“Seattle Building Tune-Ups,” n.d.). Building tune-ups1 involve assessment and implementation of operational and maintenance (O + M) improvements to achieve energy and water efficiency, such as changes to thermostat set points or adjusting lighting or irrigation schedules (Sullivan et al., 2020).
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol.168; Sep 2022: p.113096
Journal SourceEnergy Policy 2022-09 168