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Compliance with Local Law 84, Phase One of a Greener, Greater New York City

BY PETER B. ZLOTNICK AND KRISHNA D. PATEL

By May 1, 2011, New Yorkers had to embrace a new term in their collective lexicon: benchmarking.

Benchmarking refers to the New York City Local Law 84 (LL84) mandate under which certain public and private buildings, both commercial and residential, must submit annual energy and water use data using the EPA online tool Portfolio Manager.