NYC Local Law Services
LL 84 and 133 Benchmarking Filing and Energy Rating Display
The NYC Benchmarking Law requires owners of large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking. The law standardizes this process by requiring building owners to enter their annual energy and water usage data to the City. This data informs building owners about a building's energy and water consumption compared to similar buildings, and tracks progress year over year to help in energy efficiency planning.
Failure to submit your benchmarking data and post your building energy rating can result in fines up to $2,000 per year with possible additional fines of $1,250 per year for failure to timely displaying the buildings energy rating.
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Local Law 152 Periodic Inspections of Gas Piping Systems
Beginning January 1, 2020, gas piping systems in all buildings, except for one- and two-family homes, and other buildings classified in occupancy group R-3, must be inspected by a Licensed Master Plumber, or a qualified individual working for a Licensed Master Plumber. Gas piping systems must be inspected at least once every four years according to the schedule below. This law also applies for buildings to do not have gas service.
Our talented staff can perform the gas (or verification of no gas) inspection and file the appropriate documentation to municipality to avoid the hefty fines for not filing.
Failure to file a Gas Piping System Periodic Inspection Certification by the applicable due date may result in a civil penalty of $10,000.
LL 87 Retro Commissioning and Energy Auditing
An Energy Audit is a survey and analysis of energy use in a building with the purpose of identifying opportunities to reduce the amount of energy consumed without negatively affecting the operations. Retro-commissioning is the process of ensuring that the energy systems in an existing building are installed as per the design intentions, functionally tested, and capable of being operated and maintained, according to the owner’s operational needs.
Applicable commercial, mixed-use and residential buildings must submit an Energy Efficiency Report (EER) once every ten years. Owners are obligated to submit their EER in the calendar year in which the last digit of the year coincides with the last digit of the building’s tax block number.
LL 92 & 94 Green Roof Design
Effective November 15, 2019, Local Law 92 of 2019 and Local Law 94 of 2019 require all new buildings - and alterations of existing buildings where the entire existing roof deck or roof assembly is being replaced - to have a sustainable roofing zone covering 100 percent of the roof.
The sustainable roofing zone must include a solar photovoltaic system generating at least 4kW, a green roof system, or a combination of the two. Vertical extensions or horizontal enlargements must also comply with these requirements.