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The Los Angeles Existing Buildings Energy and Water Efficiency Program (EBEWE) is the City of Los Angeles’ local benchmarking disclosure and performance ordinance. In effect since 2017, the goal of the law is to identify and reduce energy and water consumption in LA’s existing multifamily, commercial, and industrial buildings that are 20,000 sq. ft. and above. In this two-phased program, all covered buildings must undergo the following:

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PHASE I

ENERGY STAR® BENCHMARKING

ANNUALLY

Every year, an ENERGY STAR benchmarking report must be submitted per building to LADBS. Using the previous year’s data, benchmarking measures your energy and water use, compares it against similar buildings, and scores its performance on a scale of 1-100. Buildings with a score of 75 and above may be eligible for ENERGY STAR Certification.

PHASE II

AUDIT/RETRO-COMMISSIONING (A/RCx)

EVERY FIVE (5) YEARS

Every five years, a declaration of completion or exemption must be submitted per covered building, verifying that you have met the outlined performance requirements of the ordinance. Requirements and exemptions range in complexity (and cost) from:

  • ENERGY STAR Certification
  • Verified energy and water % reduction
  • Implementing prescribed efficiency retrofits
  • ASHRAE Level II audit
  • Retro-commissioning
Green EconoME has completed benchmarking for over 1,700 buildings throughout California. We take care to benchmark your property accurately, not only providing valuable data to the city, but valuable insight to your stakeholders on the performance of your building(s). Once the building is benchmarked, we submit the report directly to the enforcing party and your compliance is complete. During our consultation, we review the benchmarking data, highlighting any areas of concern and opportunities for savings. Our goal for you is compliance, and reducing wasted resources, while increasing the ROI, NOI, and value of your property.

TESTIMONIALS

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Sharyl Witte LaPorte, Rexford Industrial

“Green EconoME has been and continues to be proactive and very detailed on working on our behalf. Their team has integrated with us seamlessly and has added efficiency to our efforts. The team helped Rexford with our various energy benchmarking requirements. When we had problems with getting the relevant utility information, they took care of it right away.”

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DIMITRI S. DIMITRI, Warner View Center

Marika at Green EconoME is fabulous. She is an expert in her field, delivers what she promises and was able to gather an excellent team to achieve energy savings.

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DIMITRI S. DIMITRI, Warner View Center

We wanted a building that would be able to meet the demands of the next 20 years in terms of energy consumption and a modern look to appeal to new tenants. We plan to own the building for the long-haul, so it was important to reduce operating costs immediately and on an on-going basis.

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Denise S., Franklin Park Apartments, Los Angeles

“Thank you, Marika and your spectacular team! We have dramatically improved our Energy Star score by installing low-flow toilets, shower heads and replacing aerators. The lighting throughout our common areas and parking garage has also been completely replaced and now we are energy efficient.”

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Denise S., Franklin Park Apartments

“We have worked with Marika Erdely and the team at Green EconoME for several years and are very happy with the service they provide and the results. They have efficiently managed our benchmarking process and we have never had to worry about anything.”

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Kathy Sanchez, Royale Management Inc.

“Marika is quite knowledgeable in her industry and very easy to work with. Her staff is also knowledgeable and helpful which is definitely a reflection of her being a great business owner/leader.”