Section 20-3599. DEFINITIONS

 

Aggregated utility data – total whole-building energy or water data for a specified period as provided by the utility company or a third party for the building for a given utility type.

 

Building – any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

 

Building owner – an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, association, firm, joint stock company, organization, commission, or other private entity either possessing title or designated to govern a privately-owned building, or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the private entity.

 

Director – the Director of the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), or the Director’s representative, agent, designee, or successor.

 

District Benchmark Results and Compliance Report – the Portfolio Manager report that includes benchmark results, identifies reporting methodology, and confirms completion of a building’s benchmarking to the District.

 

District Benchmark Reporting Template – the template developed by DDOE in partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), that exports from Portfolio Manager the building information required for building owners to fulfill District benchmarking requirements.

 

District Data Collection Worksheet – the list of data fields required to fulfill District benchmarking requirements.

 

ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool, or Portfolio Manager – the system developed by the U.S. EPA that rates the energy and water performance of a building.

 

Non-Residential Tenant Information Form – the District form a building owner may use to collect information required for benchmarking from a non-residential tenant.

 

Non-Residential Tenant Notification Letter – the District form letter a building owner may use to inform a non-residential tenant that the tenant is required to provide the information required for benchmarking.

 

Space use attributes – information such as the conditioned floor area, weekly operating hours, number of occupied units, and number of computers in use as defined by the Portfolio Manager, according to a building type.

 

Tenant – a person or entity entitled to the possession, occupancy, or the benefits of any rental unit owned by another person or entity.

 

Utility company – an entity distributing, supplying, or transmitting electricity, natural gas, or other fuel for heating, cooling, or power generation, or water to a building.

 

Utility data – energy or water consumption data from one or more meters for a specified period.

 

authority

Section 107(4) of the District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code § 8-151.07(4) (2008 Repl.)); Section 4 of the Green Building Act of 2006 (GBA), effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-234; D.C. Official Code § 6-1451.03 (2008 Repl. & 2011 Supp.)); Mayor’s Order 2010-1, dated January 5, 2010; the Clean and Affordable Energy Act of 2008 (CAEA), effective October 22, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-250; D.C. Official Code § 8-1773.01 et seq. (2011 Supp.)); and Section (c)(2)(A) of the Green Building Compliance, Technical Corrections, and Clarification Amendment Act of 2012, effective June 5, 2012 (D.C. Law 19-139; 59 DCR 2555).

source

Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 11318 (October 31, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 60 DCR 00367 (January 18, 2013).