Building Performance Standards

A building performance standard (BPS) is a policy that requires building owners to meet performance targets for energy use by actively improving their buildings over time.

The second step in the Building IQ program is the Building Performance Standard (BPS). Requiring reductions from existing buildings helps achieve decarbonization goals because the majority of commercial and residential building stock that will be standing in 2050 is already built.

From a building owner's perspective, BPS provides flexibility as owners can use whatever technologies and operational strategies they decide are most effective and economical to meet the target. Multiple other state and local governments have passed BPS policies, including Washington D.C., New York City, St. Louis, and the states of Colorado and Washington.