Source: Flex Fuel.com
The Philadelphia City Council is hoping companies can learn energy conservation from each other by requiring owners of large commercial buildings to record yearly water and energy usage.
The rule would require owners of buildings larger than 50,000 square feet to score properties according to an Energy Star ranking developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“Property owners will find out how their building stack up to comparable buildings providing the tools necessary to formulate best practices and discover savings,” Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown said.
San Francisco, New York City and Washington, D.C. have made similar requirements to large commercial building owners.
