Code of Colorado Regulations · Regulation Number 28

Code of Colorado Regulations · Regulation Number 28

BUILDING BENCHMARKING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS 5 CCR 1001-32

Colorado Regulation Number 28 establishes building benchmarking and performance standards. The regulation covers applicability, benchmarking and reporting requirements, building performance standards and compliance pathways, recordkeeping, and penalties.

I.A.

This regulation sets up energy-use benchmarking reporting and building performance requirements for owners of covered buildings (both existing and new) to meet Colorado's greenhouse-gas emission reduction goals for buildings under state law.

II.B.

The owner of a public building must meet the Part C performance standards only after finishing a construction or renovation project that costs at least $500,000 and affects at least 25% of the building's square footage (not counting upgrades like painting, flooring, or tenant finishes that don't affect energy use).

III.A.

"Affordable housing" means housing where (I) renters earn at or below 80 percent of area median income for their household size in that county, (II) homeowners earn at or below 140 percent of area median income for their household size in that county, or (III) the housing is a mixed-income development.

III.B.

"Aggregated data" means electric or gas utility customer data that has been processed (for example, averaged across a group of customers) or compiled from one or more customers, with all unique identifiers and personal information removed; it may also include non-customer data combined with the utility data.