Over the past few years, the focus in the construction and design, especially in the K-12 world, has shifted to thinking about the built environment. Simply put, the built environment considers and encompasses more about a space – it includes what the space is used for, who the space is used by, and how we […]

On January 21, 2022, the White House announced it is partnering with states and communities to evaluate, improve, and manage building performance standards across the country. Their goal is to take a more uniform approach at the federal level to reduce emissions from commercial and government buildings. Here in the Pacific Northwest – both the […]

Performance Validation is excited to announce we will be offering consulting services to help clients across Washington bring their facility portfolios into compliance with the new Clean Buildings Performance Standard (HB1257). HB1257 is a recently adopted legislative measure that requires existing commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet to meet or exceed energy benchmarks as defined […]