What is the Capital Regional District (CRD) Building Benchmarking Program?
The Capital Regional District (CRD) in collaboration with the District of Saanich and the City of Victoria, launched the regional CRD Building Benchmarking Program to help local governments track, manage and reduce energy use and carbon emissions from large buildings. This supports bylaws approved in 2025 in Saanich and Victoria (District of Saanich Bylaw No. 10147 and City of Victoria Bylaw No. 25-022).
The program provides tools to help building owners and managers improve energy management practices, including an annual report with comparisons of energy use in similar buildings. These tools help owners identify ways to save energy, reduce emissions and cut costs.
The CRD Benchmarking program is available to provide support and guide building owners and managers through the new program and reporting process.
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Check the Covered Buildings List for your properties & Capital Regional District (CRD) Building IDs
To check if your building is covered by the CRD Building Benchmarking Program and needs to benchmark, check the Covered Buildings List on the CRD website (www.crd.ca/benchmarking). On the Covered Buildings List you will find your building's ‘Capital ...
Key information needed about your building
To get started with the CRD Building Benchmarking Program you will need the following information about your building: Property name and address Capital Regional District - CRD Benchmarking Building ID (found on the Covered Buildings List) 12 ...
Enhanced Support Services for the CRD Building Benchmarking Program
Enhanced support for CRD building benchmarking will be provided to a limited number of buildings on a first come first served basis. Eligibility depends upon a lack of capacity (defined by building size) and complexity (defined by set up and utility ...
Key benchmarking deadlines and phase-in
Benchmarking program phase-in All buildings with gross floor area (GFA) greater than 10,000 square feet (929 square metres) must comply with the CRD Building Benchmarking Program. The program will be phased-in over two years starting in 2026, and ...
Glossary of key terms
Building: any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy constructed and completed under a building permit and issued an occupancy permit or assessed as a building under BC Assessment and includes a mixed-use ...