{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1451.02-perm","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 6-1451.02(Perm)","heading":"Publicly-owned, leased, and financed buildings and projects.","body":"\n  *NOTE: This codification is not the most current, due to recent law changes. To see the current law (including emergency and temporary legislation, if relevant) click this link: Current Version*\n  \n\n(a)\n(1)\nThis subsection shall apply to all new construction and substantial improvement of:\n(A)\nProjects that are District-owned or District instrumentality-owned; and\n(B)\nProjects where at least 15% of the total cost is District-financed or District instrumentality-financed.\n(2)\nA nonresidential project shall:\n(A)\n(i)\nWithin 2 years after the receipt of a certificate of occupancy, be verified as having fulfilled or exceeded the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings, at the silver level;  provided, that a public school shall be verified as having fulfilled or exceeded the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings, at the certification level;\n(ii)\nNotwithstanding sub-subparagraph (i) of this subparagraph, a public school shall be verified as having fulfilled or exceeded the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings at the gold level or higher if sufficient funding for the construction or renovation is provided.\n(B)\nIf the project is new construction of 10,000 square feet or more of gross floor area, and is a building type for which Energy Star® tools are available:\n(i)\nBe designed to achieve 75 points on the EPA national energy performance rating system, as determined by the Energy Star® Target Finder Tool;\n(ii)\nBe annually benchmarked using the Energy Star®Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool; and\n(iii)\n(I)\nMake benchmark and Energy Star® statements of energy performance available to DOEE within 60 days of being generated.\n(II)\nUpon receipt, DOEE shall make the benchmark and Energy Star® statements available to the public via an online database accessible through the DOEE website;\n(C)\nInstitute building systems monitoring and maintenance accountability methods upon receipt of a certificate of occupancy; and\n(D)\nMaintain net zero energy compliance unless the project is for the installation of temporary structures.\n(3)\nIf a residential project includes 10,000 square feet of gross floor area or more, the residential project shall:\n(A)\nFulfill or exceed the current edition of the Green Communities standard, or a substantially similar standard;\n(B)\nSubmit to DCRA a copy of the standard’s self-certification checklist and a verification of meeting the standard’s requirements for energy efficiency, as part of the application for a certificate of occupancy; and\n(C)\nMaintain net zero energy compliance.\n(4)\nThe requirements of this subsection shall apply:\n(A)\nOn or after October 1, 2007, for a District-owned or District instrumentality-owned project that was initially funded in the Fiscal Year 2008 District budget or later;\n(B)\nOn or after October 1, 2008, for a project on District-owned or District instrumentality-owned property, leased by a private entity as a result of a property disposition by lease, in Fiscal Year 2009 or later; and\n(C)\nOn or after October 1, 2008, for a privately-owned project if 15% or more of a project’s total project cost was financed by the District or a District instrumentality in Fiscal Year 2009 or later.\n(5)\nThe Mayor shall, as a condition of the financing of a District-financed or District instrumentality-financed project governed by this subsection, include a penalty that will be levied upon an applicant for failure to fulfill the requirements of this chapter. The penalties may include:\n(A)\nProhibiting the applicant from receiving additional District or District instrumentality financing for a period of up to 5 years;\n(B)\nAssessing a fine as set forth in § 6-1451.05(f); or\n(C)\nImposing an alternative penalty commensurate with the seriousness of the applicant’s failure to fulfill requirements of this chapter, as determined by the Mayor.\n(6)\nAn applicant for new construction or substantial improvement of a mixed-use space shall maintain net zero energy compliance and fulfill or exceed the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings at the certified level for the mixed-use space of the project. Any requirements of § 6-1451.05 shall apply to the mixed-use space of the project. For the purposes of mixed-use space in this paragraph, the term:\n(A)\n“LEED” also includes LEED for Commercial Interiors and LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors; and\n(B)\n“Certificate of occupancy” refers to the first certificate of occupancy issued for a usable, habitable space at grade or above grade for the mixed-use space of the project.\n(7)\nNot Funded.\n\n(b)\n(1)\nThis subsection shall apply to all tenant improvements of District-owned or District instrumentality-owned buildings.\n(2)\nOn or after October 1, 2008, all tenants of District-owned or District instrumentality-owned building space shall obtain verification that the improved building space fulfills or exceeds the current edition of the LEED standard for commercial and institutional buildings, LEED for Commercial Interiors, or LEED for Retail: Commercial Interiors, at the certification level, if:\n(A)\nThe tenant improves at least 30,000 square feet gross floor area or more;\n(B)\nThe improvements involve a comprehensive construction or alteration of partitions, electrical systems, and finishes; and\n(C)\nThe building space has a certificate of occupancy for a commercial use.\n\n(c)\n(1)\nThis subsection shall apply to all District, and District instrumentality, owned or operated buildings.\n(2)\nBeginning January 20, 2009, the District shall benchmark 10 buildings owned or operated by the District using the Energy Star®Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool.\n(3)\nBeginning October 22, 2009, the District shall annually benchmark all District, and District instrumentality, owned or operated buildings, using the Energy Star® Portfolio Manager benchmarking tool, if the building:\n(A)\nHas at least 10,000 square feet of gross floor area; and\n(B)\nIs a building type for which Energy Star® benchmarking tools are available.\n(4)\nBenchmark and Energy Star® statements of energy performance for each building shall be made available to DOEE within 60 days of being generated. Upon receipt, DOEE shall make the benchmark and Energy Star® statements available to the public via an online database accessible through the DOEE website.","path":["Title 99. Reserved sections."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/6-1451.02(Perm)","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6d4c8e706e615ac8b6942f6729d87db876c9b66b8683d62817ad230804953726","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-42-3502.24-perm","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-6-1451.03-perm"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}