What is Local Law 87 Energy Audit and Retro-Commissioning?
Local Law 87 (LL87) is a New York City set of regulations that require significant buildings to be inspected, modified, and submitted an energy report to the NYC Department of Buildings. This local law was enacted to help New York fulfill its environmental targets by analyzing the energy and environmental performance of the most demanding structures and improving (if needed) the utilization of the building’s machinery, processes, or electrical wiring.
Local Law 87 compliance steps
Large buildings (over 50,000 square feet) that do not qualify for an exemption must perform the following procedures every 10 years to comply with LL87. The Energy Efficiency Report is due by December 31 of the year assigned to the building, which is determined by the last digit of its tax block number.
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