ProspectSV is supporting nationwide policy research with the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL), to characterize how industry tools, services, programs, and finance may or may not support compliance with Building Performance Standards (BPS) for smaller buildings and small portfolios. Our work includes researching BPS-relevant software tools for owners of underserved buildings who have limited resources and internal expertise. Activities under this task include conducting outreach and interviews with product providers, developing overviews of capabilities and benefits of products reviewed, and distributing results in a “snapshot analysis” to target audiences. Also, ProspectSV is conducting a landscape study of financing mechanisms related to decarbonization investments for small businesses and under-served buildings, with a focus on building performance standard compliance and electrification. In addition, ProspectSV is engaging BPS stakeholder working groups that will help inform LBNL’s BPS Policy Technical Assistance efforts by identifying specific building owner needs. We engage owners, capital entities, and other CRE stakeholders on policy impacts, trends, and risk assessment approaches. The impact of this work will be tailored approaches to engage small building CRE to accelerate market-achievable decarbonization and efficiency improvements nationwide.

For any questions about the project, please email Carolyn Weisman.