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Building Performance Standards & Compliance Planning
One portfolio, many jurisdictions, one coordinated response.
A building performance standard is a law or regulation that requires existing buildings to meet a performance target for energy use, emissions or both by set dates, usually with benchmarking, reporting and planning obligations along the way. There is no single national standard: requirements differ by jurisdiction, building type and program, so an owner with buildings in several places is managing several different rulebooks at once. Green Summit helps owners organize those requirements across properties and jurisdictions, connecting applicability screening, energy data and technical work with the reporting and capital decisions each building needs. Jurisdiction-specific filings, professional qualifications and agency determinations stay explicit at every step.
- Licensed engineering firm
- In-house CPAs
- Founded 2014
- Audit-ready documentation
Who this is for
Owners, developers, public institutions, program administrators, manufacturers and their advisors with buildings covered, or possibly covered, by a performance standard in one or more jurisdictions.
What we do
- Build a requirement register. We list the named properties and jurisdictions, the standard that applies to each, its pathway, its deadlines and the person responsible, so nothing depends on memory.
- Review the data and the pathway. We review benchmarking data, reporting gaps and the energy or emissions pathway that governs each building.
- Coordinate the technical work. We coordinate audits, modeling, commissioning, decarbonization planning and follow-up evidence where a requirement calls for them, and we keep the evidence together.
Our process
- Identify the covered buildings and the governing requirements for each one.
- Prioritize the gaps. We rank missing records, reporting actions and technical investigations by deadline and consequence.
- Maintain the plan. We keep a property-specific action plan and review schedule current as rules, data and buildings change.
What you receive
A requirement register covering the named properties and jurisdictions, a property-specific action plan with its review schedule, and the coordinated technical work each requirement calls for, from audits and modeling to commissioning, decarbonization planning and follow-up evidence. Each item in the plan names the filing, the professional qualification it requires and the agency that decides, so nothing is left implicit.
Benefits
- A clearer view of deadlines and responsibilities across every jurisdiction you operate in, held in one register instead of several inboxes.
- More consistent data across the portfolio, because the same records feed reporting and capital planning.
- A practical link between compliance tasks and long-term capital planning, so mandatory work and voluntary goals are sequenced together.
Why Green Summit
Green Summit is a consulting partner delivering end-to-end compliance solutions in building performance, specialty tax credits and incentives and advisory services. Founded in 2014 as a licensed engineering firm with in-house CPAs, we connect requirements with engineering and implementation rather than treating compliance as a form-only exercise: the audit, model or commissioning work a standard asks for is work we perform, and the capital and financing questions that follow are ones we can evaluate.
Jurisdiction-specific filings, professional qualifications and agency determinations remain explicit in every plan. We never guarantee agency acceptance; we provide the technical work and the evidence, and the agency decides.
Frequently asked questions
What is a building performance standard?
A building performance standard is a requirement, set by a city, state or other jurisdiction, that existing buildings meet defined energy or emissions performance levels by specified dates. Most combine benchmarking and reporting with performance targets, plans or operational requirements, and each jurisdiction sets its own scope, building types and deadlines. New York City's Local Law 97 and Washington's Clean Buildings Performance Standard are two examples with distinct pathways.
Is there one national building-performance standard?
No. Requirements differ by jurisdiction, building type and program. A portfolio process can standardize how you manage them without pretending the underlying rules are identical.
Does benchmarking satisfy every standard?
No. Benchmarking may be one element of a broader requirement involving performance, plans, operations or reporting. We check the relevant standard for each building before anyone assumes a report is enough.
Can you help with both Washington and New York City?
Yes, as separate program pathways with distinct scope and qualification requirements. Washington's Clean Buildings Performance Standard works through tiers with their own compliance schedules, while New York City's Local Law 97 has its own reporting rules under Article 320 and specific guidance for affordable housing. We use the dedicated program pages and qualified project arrangements to define the work for each, rather than one generic scope for both.
Can a compliance plan be combined with decarbonization?
Yes. The plan can align your obligations with longer-term emissions and capital goals, while keeping mandatory tasks distinct from voluntary objectives so a deadline is never confused with an aspiration.
Will you guarantee agency acceptance?
No. We provide the technical work and the supporting evidence. Agencies and authorized reviewers determine acceptance under their own requirements, and we prepare the record so that review goes as smoothly as the rules allow.
Let's map the requirements across your portfolio.
Tell us which properties and jurisdictions are involved, what has already been reported and which deadlines are closest.
Related solutions
- New York City Local Law 97 Support
- Washington Clean Buildings Compliance Support
- ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager Benchmarking & Portfolio Analysis
- Decarbonization Consulting
- C-PACE Advisory & Financing Support
Program and technical references
NYC DOB: Article 320 reporting instructions
Washington Commerce: Clean Buildings Performance Standard
NYC HPD: Local Law 97 guidance for affordable housing
Washington Commerce: Tier 2 compliance
Program information reviewed September 22, 2026. Current applicability, qualifications and program terms are confirmed for each engagement.
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