Daily Journal of Commerce
Summary
Campus property owners are currently faced with a confluence of codes and regulations, forcing them to think holistically about decarbonizing their buildings and campus infrastructure.
In Washington state, energy codes are restricting or banning the use of fossil fuels for space heating and domestic water heating and mandating renewable energy generation. The Washington Clean Buildings Performance Standard (CBPS) and the Seattle Building Emissions Performance Standard set mandatory energy use and GHG emission limits respectively for existing commercial buildings. Washington House Bill 1390 will mandate district energy system decarbonization under CBPS.
Many campus property owners have existing district energy systems (DES) that supply central heating, cooling, or heating and cooling through a distributed system to multiple buildings via steam, heating water, or cooling water.
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