Perspectives
2014 DC Benchmarking Update: Eliminate High Consumption Space from your Property’s Square Footage
By Jeffrey Salay, PE, CEM, LEED AP
One of the most common frustrations we have heard when helping building owners benchmark properties in DC is that the District’s benchmarking program requires the input of utility data from amenity spaces, such as restaurants and fitness centers. These venues often use disproportionately higher amounts of energy and water per square foot than the spaces