Building Performance Standards (BPS) are mandatory, policy-driven regulations designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption in existing buildings. They set legally binding energy or carbon targets that buildings must meet, often tightening over time to meet climate goals.
Our goal is to make your job easier, ensuring your building achieves efficiency targets, maximizes cost savings, and maintains consistent performance without disruption.
Education
Facing new legislative deadlines for building performance in Washington and Oregon can feel overwhelming. The complexity of laws like the Clean Buildings Performance Standard leaves many building owners and facility managers unsure of where to start and concerned about costly non-compliance penalties.
MacDonald-Miller is your trusted partner and team of subject matter experts. We provide a clear pathway to compliance, leveraging our deep in-house expertise to translate complex regulations into an actionable, proactive plan that is right for you.
MacDonald-Miller Services
The benchmarking process is a critical first step in understanding a building’s energy footprint. Whether a building is above or below target, this benchmark informs the next steps toward compliance.
If a building’s EUI exceeds the target, our team advises on the necessary energy-efficiency measures, ranging from minor adjustments to significant capital projects or lighting upgrades.
As an expert energy consultant, we’re able to guide customers through the complexities of state and local legislation like the Washington Clean Building Performance Standard and Oregon Building Performance Standard, as well as Seattle’s Building Emissions Performance Standard (BEPS).
MacDonald-Miller offers the service of acting as the “Qualified Person” for our customers, a role defined by the Department of Commerce for compliance submissions. We have credentialed professionals with industry experience in building energy-use analysis, as required for this role.
Testimonial
“We have undertaken eight energy efficiency measures to help reduce our facility energy usage this year with the help of the MacDonald-Miller team, and the experience has been great. Their thorough measurement and verification plan has helped us understand how these measures contribute to Clean Buildings Standards compliance.”
