Regulations/News

Are you in compliance? New York City businesses are required by law to separate their organic waste. Hotels and other businesses in…
July 2018 ENERGY STAR will be re-calculating almost all commercial building scores this summer, which will impact your properties’ standing.  All the changes in…
No matter where your business is located across the country, staying on top of new and updated regulations is key to avoiding…
In NYC, inspectors are currently out in force issuing fines for non-compliance of the city’s new organics law, and gearing up to…
ORGANICS  New rules began enforcement Jan. 2017. Fines are being issued now. The new business organics rule applies to hotels and businesses with…
Oct 2016–NYC’s expanded energy efficiency laws will now cover more buildings than before. An additional 10,000 properties to be more precise, covering nearly 350 million square…
Properties in NYC preparing to comply with Local Law 84 (benchmarking) by May 1 may be interested in the new benchmarking compliance…
With the federal government shutdown over, access to the EPA’s Energy Star Portfolio Manager tool is now restored. The deadline to apply…
If you have properties in Boston, note that it is the latest city to require buildings to disclose their energy use. Boston…
Washington D.C. has begun the new year with several moves on the green front. The Sustainable D.C. Act of 2012 was signed…
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