Most buildings over 25,000 square feet need to have their Registered Design Professional (RDP) submit their annual reporting starting with the first reporting year 2024.  It's vital that building's hire a RDP that is experienced and not only checks the box of submitting, but provides useful insights on the energy and carbon emissions data to the building owner, along with effective strategies for mitigating penalty risks.

The insights that buildings get from these annual submissions can be valuable to guide the owner on effectively deploying capital for building improvements.  A qualified engineeering team can help building owners not only meet compliance requirements, but also unlock real operational savings and reduce out-of-pocket costs through state and utility incentives. RKB’s team of design professionals are your partners in navigating these complex and evolving regulations, and helping building owners leverage exemptions other advantages such as the Beneficial Electrification Credit. From preparing and filing the right documents to identifying energy-saving upgrades and applying for available adjustments, we ensure your compliance effort works for you, without requiring fancy energy managment softwares.

RKB’s LL97 compliance services include:

1. Local Law 97 Carbon Emissions compliance reports 

2. Analysis of building performance compared to peer buildings across NYC

3. Building walkthroughs to identify of low-cost operational changes and capital upgrades (with grant and incentive opportunities)

4. Support in applying for emissions Adjustments or Good Faith Effort exceptions and other exemptions

5. Annual building-specific snapshots (separate from the DOB filing to guide owners on strategic improvements)

Separate from the compliance package required by NYC DOB, the RKB team will meet with owners to review the building performance periodically as needed by the owner to provide updates on energy performance and insights. This is included with RKB's compliance services so there is no need to utilize complex software packages with high annual subscription costs.