For information about Local Law 87 and our compliance services, please call

Phil Vos at 212-803-5868 x2013, or e-mail info@brightpower.com.

Starting in 2013, all buildings in New York City over 50,000 square feet will be required to comply with Local Law 87 (LL87), the City’s energy auditing and retro-commissioning requirement. Building owners can approach LL87 as just another requirement, or claim it as an opportunity to improve the energy performance of their buildings and reduce their energy costs.

With over 500 energy audits worth of experience, Bright Power's engineering staff will make it easy for you to meet the Law's requirements, while also providing a thorough, high-quality audit and retro-commissioning process that will maximize your energy savings and reduce operating costs at your property.

There are effectively three stages to Local Law 87 compliance:

1)    The energy audit. Appropriately certified technicians visit the building and evaluate the performance of all the building’s energy-related systems: heat and hot water, lighting and other electrical loads, and the building envelope. Based on their findings, they develop an audit report evaluating the performance of the building’s systems, and recommending improvements. Bright Power has the experience and certifications to perform your Local Law 87 energy audit.

2)    Retro-commissioning. Based on the audit and City guidelines, a qualified retro-commissioning agent identifies work that must be completed to comply with the Law. (This work is best compared to  intensive maintenance, and specifically does not include major capital impovements.) After the work is done, the retro-commissioning agent re-inspects building systems to confirm they meet the City’s requirements, and prepares a report verifying that the property is in compliance. Bright Power has the experience and certifications to act as your retro-commissioning agent. 
 

3)    The Energy Efficiency Report. The energy audit report and the retro-commissioning report are submitted to the Department of Buildings to achieve compliance.   

Buildings are required to comply with Local Law 87 every ten years, according to the last digit of their tax block number, as shown below.

Any building can report in 2013, the only early reporting year. Advantages to early compliance include:

·    starting to save energy and money earlier;
·    buildings reporting early do not report again until the second scheduled reporting year-- e.g. a building

     due in 2019 that reports in 2013 does not report again until 2029, a gap of 16 years instead of 10. 

Make compliance easy. Maximize your savings. Please contact Phil Vos at 212-803-5868 ext. 2013, or e-mail info@brightpower.com for more information.

Click here to read the complete Local Law 87.