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CEG is applying lessons learned from leading edge projects to deliver carbon smart buildings for our clients. Carbon smart buildings are energy efficient, utilize carbon-free energy sources, and are often complemented by onsite renewable energy generation.

CEG specializes in using ESPCs to provide energy resilience, reliability, and security for clients. 100% of our federal projects developed in the last 5 years have included designs for resilience improvements such as microgrids, renewable energy, or dual-fuel generation.

In Montgomery County, MD, Bill 16-21 will require owners of county buildings and commercial and multifamily buildings >25,000SF to benchmark the energy usage intensity (EUI) of their buildings each year, as well as decrease their EUI and meet building energy performance standards (BEPS) every four years.

NYC has set emissions reductions targets for private buildings of 40% by 2030, and 80% by 2050 (compared to 2005 levels). As part of these efforts, Local Law 97 (LL97) sets greenhouse gas emissions limits for buildings larger than 25,000 SF, and covers almost 60,000 buildings.

To achieve DC’s greenhouse gas reduction goals of 50% by 2032, the District Department of the Environment (DDOE) has released requirements for District buildings to meet Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS), which supplement the existing Energy Benchmarking Program (EBP)…