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Proposes a 2030 emissions reduction goal of 40 to 45% below 2005 levels, and a 2050 net-zero goal
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Commercial buildings of all sizes
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
2030 Emissions Reduction Plan
Canada
Tip: How to save time when creating popups for a map.
Create one popup that has the images, text format, animations, and interactions you want the other popups to have. Copy and paste the popup and change the names of the pasted popup folders in the layers panel. In this experience, each popup is named by region. You can then change the text and replace the icons in each popup. This is more efficient than making each popup from scratch.
To change the color of the US states, select a US state path shape, scroll down in the design panel, and select the color swatch.
Each hotspot in the key has an On Hover "Change target state" interaction applied to it. When the curser hovers over a hotspot, that will trigger specific path shapes to change from the default state to the hover state.
In the layers panel within the states folder there are 4 groups organizing the US states by region. Select a region group, you'll notice the "Use group as trigger" is checked off in the Design panel. This makes it so all the US states in that group will change from their default state to hover state at the same time.
Each US state path shape has a "hover" state applied. To edit the hover state, select a path shape and click the drop down next the "default state" in the Design panel. Select "Hover" in the drop down, then you can change the way the path shape looks when the user hovers over it (like changing the color or opacity).
Create an interactive map as an effective way to engage users.
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A PRIMER FOR BUILDING OWNERS IN NORTH AMERICA
Charting Building Emissions Regulations in 2022
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While building owners and operators are largely familiar with basic building-energy benchmarking and transparency policies — many of which have been in place for at least five years — these policies are evolving to hold building owners to a higher standard of compliance. Particularly at the big-city level, where the real estate industry has a larger footprint, we’re seeing ambitious regulatory frameworks emerge to curb emissions from the built environment.
By understanding the current and future state of leading building-emissions regulations in North America, owners can prepare today for regulations that will impact their portfolio —and plan for an evolving regulatory landscape that will only introduce closer enforcement and harsher penalties, moving forward.
For building and portfolio owners, taking action to reduce building emissions isn’t just a noble cause; it’s a legal imperative with potentially steep costs for noncompliance.
STATUS*
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SNAPSHOT
Would require public companies to disclose their sustainability goals and report emissions information for scope 1–3 emissions
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Currently, public companies
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
SEC Climate Risk Disclosure Rule
U.S.
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Active
SNAPSHOT
Established an emissions reduction standard of
40% below 1990 levels
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Buildings with permit applications applied for on or after January 1, 2023
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
Senate Bill 32
California
In the map below, we break down leading building-emissions regulations at the national, state and local level. For building owners with geographically expansive portfolios, awareness of the regulatory landscape at all three levels is critical.
State
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Pending
SNAPSHOT
Sets benchmarking requirements and performance standards for large commercial buildings
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Most commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
House Bill 21–1286
Colorado
STATUS
Pending
SNAPSHOT
Aimed at expanding offshore wind energy development, driving down transportation emissions and curbing building emissions
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Buildings 20,000 square feet or larger
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
Bill H.4515
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Established citywide emissions targets in an incremental, step-down structure to attain net zero by 2050
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Buildings 20,000 square feet or larger
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
Building Energy Reporting
and Disclosure Ordinance
Boston
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Active
SNAPSHOT
Rolled out a building performance standard for the city based on a “trajectory” approach, with interim performance targets in 2024, 2027
and 2030
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Buildings exceeding 25,000 square feet
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
Bill 21-1310
Denver
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York
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Active
SNAPSHOT
Remains the most stringent emissions reduction law in the country, with the goal of achieving 40% emissions reductions by 2030 and 80% by 2050
WHO'S IMPACTED?
Buildings exceeding 25,000 square feet
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
Local Law 97
New York City
STATUS
Active
SNAPSHOT
Established building-energy performance standards on a five-year cycle
WHO'S IMPACTED?
All privately owned buildings 50,000 square feet or more
TAKING ACTION
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today
Learn more here
Building Energy Performance Standards
Washington, D.C.
Solutions like the Switch Platform offer building owners
a consolidated view of their buildings’ performance — including the ability to benchmark best-and
worst-performing sites — which is helpful in meeting environmental, social and governance (ESG)
reporting requirements.
With the right technology and a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today. These steps include:
Getting ahead of more stringent regulations requires both a proactive approach and
a forward-focused solution.
Switch Platform, building owners benefit from an industry-leading platform designed to save energy, reduce operating costs, optimize efficiency, and meet sustainability goals and regulations.
Canada
U.S.
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*Note that the“Status” for regulations discussed here was captured in late August 2022 and can be subject to change.
*Note that the“Status” for regulations discussed here was captured in late August 2022 and can be subject to change.
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With the Switch platform, owners benefit from customized reporting for accurate and transparent ESG metrics.
Implementing customized reporting metric
By identifying opportunities to integrate renewable energy systems within their buildings (such as solar panels), portfolio owners can reduce their dependence on grid-supplied energy and empower more sustainable operations.
Integrating renewable energy systems
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We break down leading building-emissions regulations at the national, state and local level. For building owners with geographically expansive portfolios, awareness of the regulatory landscape at all three levels is critical.
Charting Building Emissions Regulations
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With the right technology and
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Consolidating
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With the right technology and
a strategic focus, building owners can take decisive steps to reduce emissions today. These steps include: