Building Performance Standards (BPS) are performance-based standards aimed at reducing energy use and operational costs in existing buildings and improving overall comfort, durability, and resilience for building occupants by setting targets for energy or other performance metrics.
Figure 1. The BPS map highlights the current status of BPS adoption at the state and local level across the U.S. Jurisdictions are categorized according to their BPS adoption status and selected performance metric (e.g., emissions or energy). Click on the figure to access an interactive version of this map on BECP's Tableau Public page.
BPS Technical Assistance
The Building Technologies Office, through the Building Energy Codes Program, provides Technical Assistance to jurisdictions interested in exploring BPS programs. All formal technical assistance requests must be made by using the Technical Assistance for BPS form. Technical Assistance on BPS may take the form of:
- Building stock analyses, including analysis of energy and emission impacts associated with BPS adoption
- Performance target-setting and trajectories
- Measure and technology prioritization and packaging
- Cost-effectiveness analyses
- Implementation support, including resources and tools
Organizations interested in BPS are encouraged to review the general resources, implementation, and financing information provided in the LEARN MORE section on this page. The information contained in these pages includes:
- Implementation: A comprehensive suite of tools developed by the U.S. Department of Energy for accessing, managing, analyzing, and sharing building energy data.
- Resources: A list of published resources that provide an overview of BPS components and the process for establishing them.
- Financing: A list of financing resources available to state and local governments seeking to fund their BPS programming and support building owners and operators with compliance.