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Ordinance No. 25-20 · City of West Hollywood (WeHo)

West Hollywood's building performance standard starts now.

If you own or manage a building over 20,000 square feet in West Hollywood, the Equitable Building Performance Standards (EBPS) ordinance already applies to you. Benchmarking begins in 2026. The first performance deadline is May 15, 2028.

Get your building assessed →Read the ordinance on weho.org

Compliance timeline

Adopted Dec 1, 2025 · deadlines run through 2036
Timeline from 2026 to 2036: today marked Aug 2026, first benchmarking report due September 15 2026, first performance target May 2028, second target May 2032, final target May 2036 when Building Performance Action Plans are no longer accepted.TODAYAug 2026Sep 15, 2026Benchmarking report dueMay 2028First targetMay 2032Second targetMay 2036Final target

Positions are drawn to scale. The ordinance sets the annual benchmarking deadline at May 15, but the city extended the first reporting year by up to 120 days, which is why the report marked in red is due September 15, 2026, not next spring. Past that, most of the runway to the 2028 performance target is still ahead, which is exactly when a retrofit plan is cheapest to get right.

Who this affects

Any building over 20,000 sq ft in city limits.

That covers most mid-size and large multifamily, office, retail, hotel, and mixed-use properties in West Hollywood, regardless of ownership structure. The ordinance sets two separate obligations on two different clocks:

Reporting, starting 2026. Annual energy benchmarking: submit your building's energy use each year through the city's benchmarking process.
Performance, starting 2028. Meet a jurisdiction-set energy performance target for your building type by each of three deadlines: May 15, 2028, May 15, 2032, and May 15, 2036.

Two ways to comply

Hit the number, or file the plan.

For each performance deadline, the ordinance gives building owners a choice. That choice narrows over time.

Path A

Direct compliance

Your building's actual energy performance meets the city's target for its property type by the deadline. No plan filing required, no re-review before the next cycle.

Available at every deadline, including 2036.

Path B

Building Performance Action Plan

Can't hit the target yet? File a BPAP: a documented plan for the upgrades that will get you there, on a timeline the city accepts in place of immediate compliance.

Sunsets in 2036. After that, only Path A is accepted.

How Vert helps

Everything between “we got a notice” and “we're compliant.”

01

Benchmarking & filing

We submit your annual energy benchmarking so it's never the thing that slips.

02

BPAP development

A documented action plan built to satisfy the city's review, not just your files.

03

Energy audits & retrofit roadmap

Know which upgrades actually close the gap to your target, ranked by payback.

04

Portfolio-wide monitoring

Own buildings outside WeHo too? We track deadlines across 40+ BPS jurisdictions.

FILE REF
WEHO-EBPS-25-20

Find out exactly where your building stands.

Send us your property details and we'll map your building against the 2028 target, flag whether a BPAP makes sense, and scope what compliance actually costs, before anything is due.

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