St. Louis Releases Inaugural Building Energy Benchmarking Report & Checklist
ST. LOUIS — The City of St. Louis released its first annual energy benchmarking report for municipally owned and operated buildings as well as private buildings above 50,000 square feet. Improving building performance across the city could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 11% and save at least $61.5 million in annual energy costs. The process of benchmarking aims to help building owners and operators identify underperforming properties, and the new benchmarking report provides a high-level snapshot of performance across a variety of building types throughout the city. To help owners then take action, the city is also releasing a new energy efficiency checklist. Developed in conjunction with the U.S. Green Building Council-Missouri Gateway Chapter, the checklist provides a set of recommended steps for saving energy in buildings and investing in building maintenance staff.
“We are excited to work with the building division to continue supporting building owners in the city of St. Louis,” said Emily Andrews, executive director of the USGBC-Missouri Gateway Chapter. “We hope the energy efficient checklist, combined with education and training opportunities, utility incentives and PACE financing will drive investments in the efficiency of our buildings and reduce their environmental impacts.”