Rules and Technical Guidance

Through the rest of 2024, Denver is committed to working with the community to improve and strengthen the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy. The city is proposing several significant updates to the policy to help building owners and ensure Denver reaches its climate goals, including:

• Simplified Compliance Holds: Streamlined options for delaying compliance due to financial or operational challenges.
• Tailored Condo Adjustment: Flexibility for HOAs to address fundraising or unique timeline needs.
• Enhanced Technical Guidance: Reorganized manuals and new resources for industrial, agricultural, and manufacturing buildings.
• HVAC: Additional flexibility for owners to choose HVAC replacement timing (end of service life) if that is part of their compliance strategy.
• Target Cap: A cap for the maximum required reduction so that no building has to save more than 42%. With this change, one-third of the buildings would benefit and Denver would still meet its goals. 
• Adaptive Reuse: A 2030 target adjustment for adaptive reuse projects for saving the building.
• Penalties: Adjusting the penalty rate schedules for timeline adjustments so buildings have more time to turn in applications at the lower penalty rate. 
• Rebates: Developing rebates for energy audits and for early compliance energy efficiency measures. 

The city is committed to Energize Denver as a key piece of our work to make Denver more vibrant. We look forward to improving how we support building owners with compliance.