CCLC Recognized by Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection for "Early Bird" Energy Benchmarking

The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection today recognized building owners, tenants and other companies that benchmarked their buildings and reported energy data to the County a year before the first deadlines of the Montgomery County Benchmarking Law. These organizations have jumpstarted the reporting processes and paved the way for other building owners to meet the law, thereby earning the title “Early Bird Benchmarker.”

At the offices of the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce in Rockville, County Executive Isiah Leggett, County Councilmember Roger Berliner and Department of Environmental Protection Director Lisa Feldt, honored these outstanding Early Bird Benchmarkers. Speakers at this event also included representatives the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR® Program (www.energystar.gov), and local building owners who shared brief remarks about their benchmarking experiences—Grady Management, Inc. (www.gradymgt.com) and American Real Estate Partners (www.americanrepartners.com).

In April 2014, Montgomery County became the first county in the nation to pass a building energy benchmarking and disclosure law. Benchmarking compares one building’s energy use against a nationwide set of peer buildings. Benchmarking can help building owners improve energy performance, drive energy efficiency upgrades, and improve the quality and sustainability of Montgomery County’s robust building stock. This law also helps the County in its strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by the year 2050.

Read the full press release here.