DC Construction Code Changes

Important Updates Regarding DC Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) The DC government recently announced that the public comment period for the proposed Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) has been extended from February 2, 2021, to March 4, 2021. What is BEPS? BEPS builds on the benchmarking requirements implemented in 2015. The standards are based upon

June 1, 2014 – GHT is pleased to announce that three members of its staff have expanded their professional credentials. Senior Principal Robert Menuet, PE, CEM earned an Accredited Tier Designer (ATD) endorsement from the Uptime Institute, an unbiased, third-party data center research, education, and consulting organization focused on improving data center performance and efficiency

April 11, 2014 – The EPA has released its annual Top 25 List of the cities with the most ENERGY STAR certified buildings. Washington, DC ranked 2nd for the fourth year in a row, only eight buildings behind LA. GHT played a significant role in this ranking: we performed benchmarking for 1/3 of DC’s 435 buildings

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

The 2014 Building Energy Summit – Shaping the Future of Efficient Buildings, will be held at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC on April 1, 2014. GHT is an Emerald Sponsor of the event – an executive forum for building owners/managers, directors of sustainability, energy managers, engineers, federal and state government officials, consultants and

If you anticipate pursuing an ENERGY STAR label for your building in 2014, it is not too early to start planning your strategy. Competition to achieve the ENERGY STAR in Washington, DC and the surrounding metro areas grows every year. If your building had a marginal score in 2013, now is the time to consider

GHT Senior Principal Patrick A. Kunze, PE, LEED AP discusses ASHRAE 189.1 and high performance building design in Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s November 2013 issue. Download the PDF above or read the article online. Download the PDF

September 12, 2013 – After 34 years of helping to build GHT into one of the top MEP Consulting Firms in the DC Metro Area, Frank Becker, PE is retiring to his home in Hawaii. He provided electrical engineering design for many high profile projects in his career, including the National Geographic Society Headquarters, The

Portfolio Manager, the ENERGY STAR® benchmarking tool for buildings, is scheduled to undergo a significant upgrade this summer. Users will see improvements to usability and performance once implementation is complete in mid-July 2013. New features will include tabbed navigation that will allow users to quickly move between the portfolio and property levels; an intuitive Add

The District of Columbia government is implementing long-planned changes to reduce energy and water use and improve the performance of both public and private buildings. The new requirements build upon the sustainable strategies introduced in the District’s Green Building Act of 2006 (GBA) and the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 (CAEA). Benchmarking As