Energy Assessment.
Boulder Revised Code 1981 § 10-7.7-3
in effect10-7.7-3. - Energy Assessment.
(a) Any owner subject to the reporting requirements of this chapter shall conduct an energy assessment within three years of the first reporting requirement and at least once every ten years thereafter, except for owners of the following buildings:
(1) Any building with a current U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR certification;
(2) Any building with a current Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Building Operations and Maintenance certification from the U.S. Green Building Council;
(3) Any building whose owner can demonstrate to the city manager a pattern of significant and consistent improvements in energy efficiency or greenhouse gas emissions;
(4) Any building whose owner can demonstrate to the city manager that the owner conducted an equivalent energy assessment within ten years of the first deadline for energy assessments, and implemented the cost-effective actions that were recommended; or
(5) Any building in a large industrial campus. Such buildings are subject to the provisions of Section 10-7.7-8, "Large Industrial Campus," B.R.C. 1981.
(b) The energy assessment shall be conducted by a qualified professional energy assessor, as defined by the city manager in adopted city manager rules.
(c) The owner shall provide to the city manager a summary of the energy assessment report along with a statement of which recommendations from the assessment will be implemented and in what timeframe.
(d) The city manager may establish rules regarding the recovery by owners from tenants of costs associated with energy assessments.
Ordinance Nos. 8071 (2015); 8112 (2016); 8279 (2018)
Source: City of Boulder, Colorado, Revised Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/boulder/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT10ST_CH7.7COINENEF_10-7.7-3ENASFetched: 11/14/2026