The Suburban Times
Summary
Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) is the first community or technical college to meet Tier 1 compliance requirements for the Washington State Clean Buildings Standard. Over the last two years, the college’s work has not only met but exceeded the Standard’s requirements for the Tier 1 buildings on campus. CPTC has four designated Tier 1 buildings that must comply with the Standard, and all four have complied four years in advance of mandatory due dates.
Buildings are the most rapidly growing source of greenhouse gas emissions in Washington. The buildings sector is the state’s second-biggest carbon polluter behind transportation, accounting for more than a quarter of statewide emissions. Investment in building energy efficiency is the most cost-efficient way to achieve significant reductions in these greenhouse gas emissions.
The objective of Washington’s Clean Buildings law is to lower costs and pollution from fossil fuel consumption in existing covered buildings, multifamily buildings, and campus district energy systems. Enacted by Washington State Legislative House Bill 1257 in 2019, the Clean Building Performance Standard is a performance-based energy efficiency framework focused on existing buildings. This framework provides each applicable building with an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) target based on use and climate zone. Each facility must meet or beat its EUI target one of the two years prior to reporting. Under the standard, Tier 1 buildings are defined as non-residential facilities that exceed 50,000 square feet. The earliest mandatory compliance deadline for Tier 1 buildings is June 1, 2026.
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