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1.2. Adopt a building energy disclosure ordinance for all public buildings and all commercial buildings <br />greater than 20,000 square feet. <br />A building energy disclosure ordinance is a policy tool that uses market forces to increase building energy <br />performance and motivate building owners and operators to invest in energy efficiency improvements. <br />Adopting such an ordinance will allow the city to see how energy is used among its largest buildings, lead to <br />accelerated energy reductions, and strengthen relationships between the city and the business community <br />through more active engagement. <br />1.2.1. Designate a project lead among city staff, coordinate with Initiative 1.1 <br />1.2.2. Participate in energy disclosure pilot program through Hennepin County <br />1.2.3. Hold stakeholder meetings with managers of largest buildings to explain the goals of an <br />ordinance, minimize barriers, and gain input <br />1.2.4. Host a "data jam" session where building managers can enter energy with technical assistance <br />providers present <br />1.2.5. Communicate to businesses that the city needs their help to achieve climate goals <br />1.2.6. Identify businesses in the community that have climate goals and highlight as leaders <br />1.2.7. Determine who will manage the program at the city, what the budget will be, how much staff <br />time will be needed, and what resources are available <br />1.2.8. Work with stakeholders to draft a building energy disclosure ordinance <br />1.2.9. Present draft ordinance language to City Council <br />1.2.10. Adopt the building energy disclosure ordinance <br />1.2.11. Manage the program: track progress, share resources, and promote successes <br />1.2.12. Provide on -going individualized technical assistance for benchmarking to help drive participation <br />1.3. Support energy efficiency and clean energy projects <br />Utilize, promote, and encourage existing tools, programs, and incentives to support C/I energy projects. <br />1.3.1. Encourage Energy Star certification for eligible facilities <br />o Establish an annual goal of new certifications <br />o Designate a section of the CAP Resource Hub to large C/I and include a link to Energy Star <br />Portfolio Manager, which is a free resource available for all buildings <br />o Track and promote certifications each year <br />o Explore city's legal authority to require disclosure of EPA Energy Star rating at the time of <br />sale or lease in commercial buildings <br />1.3.2. Continue to encourage participation in other certification programs like U.S. Green Building <br />Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for existing buildings <br />1.3.3. Continue to provide information about financing options such as commercial PACE (Property <br />Assessed Clean Energy), Trillion BTU, and Rev It Up loan program in CAP Resource Hub <br />1.3.4. Provide opportunities for existing building operators to participate in training, including training <br />for new and emerging building technologies such as net zero energy <br />1.4. Communicate and market project progress, results, and success <br />Continue to market the success of the CAP, make it a part of regular city communications. <br />1.4.1. Implement Partners in Energy (PiE) strategies for top 100largest businesses <br />o Provide a call to action for large business leaders from the mayor/city council <br />o Setup a public website to track business participation and results <br />o Provide ongoing mayoral/city council recognition of energy leaders <br />