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As cities design legislation such as BPS or benchmarking, they must consider the timing of the policies, how to prioritize building types and sizes, and how these design decisions will impact the city’s emissions. This paper addresses these questions for one particular US city: Seattle, Washington. A model of Seattle’s building stock was created with benchmarking and tax assessor data. It was then used to predict GHG emissions reductions due to different policy implementations for existing commercial and multifamily buildings.

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This paper explores this revolutionary policy framework and uses two data analysis projects that DC conducted to evaluate the potential impact of the BEPS and move towards carbon neutrality. First, they analyze the potential energy savings and greenhouse gas reductions, as well as potential cost impacts. Then they examine the role of BEPS in a carbon neutrality strategy, how BEPS savings iterate over time, and what additional existing building improvements will be driven.

Contains a summary review of existing industry cost/benefit research, the technical assessment of 13 buildings representative of the largest property types in the District, a short analysis of other property types, and a summary of findings. The case study sections depict the primary outputs of a technical assessment of the potential costs and benefits for buildings to meet the statutory requirements, including building energy model reference cases and a summary of findings from building case studies.