Resource Library

Your Comprehensive Guide to Building Performance Standards Implementation in California

This Resource Library provides curated tools, guidance, and technical resources to support every stage of your building performance journey. Whether you're a building owner seeking compliance guidance, a municipality developing policy, or a professional advising clients, our organized resource categories help you find exactly what you need.

  • Building Owners & Property Managers

    Access tools like the California Building Performance Calculator, financing guidance, case studies, and next-step checklists to meet BPS requirements.

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  • Policymakers & Local Jurisdictions

    Support policy development and BPS adoption with model ordinances, cross-jurisdiction templates, and tailored implementation guidance.

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  • Contractors & Service Providers

    Find compliance checklists, modeling guidance, and technology connections to help clients implement building performance standards.

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    Residents & Tenants

    Get informed about relevant standards. Work with landlords, reduce energy costs, and advocate for healthier and more sustainable living and working environments.

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Foundations - Our 101 series on the connection between buildings and climate change, high performance buildings, Building Performance Standards (BPS) policies, and Benchmarking and BPS policies in California. Get started here.

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Building Performance and Decarbonization Guide - A step-by-step guide for building owners and property managers to start planning strategic investments in their buildings to improve efficiency and eliminate greenhouse gas emissions. Check out the Guide.

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Benchmarking Tools - To help building owners and managers prepare, USGBC California has partnered with Measurabl, the industry’s leading sustainability data platform, to provide a free building benchmarking solution with onboarding support through the Building Performance Hub. Learn more here.

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Interactive Support Agent - The Hub Building Support Agent provides role- and site-specific recommendations to help improve building performance for sustainability professionals, policymakers, building owners, and tenants. It can also provide answers to common questions, navigation help, and personalized resource recommendations from each page on this site.

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Help Desk & Training - The hub provides tailored guidance for property managers, contractors, residents, local government representatives, and other stakeholders with role-specific tools and information in a variety of forms including our Help Desk and training courses. Office hours are coming soon.

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Financing & Incentives - A guide to sources of financing, rebates, incentives, and tax credits to support building improvements. Learn more here.

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