Colorado commercial & industrial buildings · 5,000+ sq ft
Know your building.
Find your next step.
Check your compliance record. Understand the deadlines. Find the energy incentives that could help pay for improvements.
01 / Find your building
Start with an address.
BEAM · Energize Denver · Boulder BPO · Aspen Building IQ
Local rule checks include Fort Collins and Lakewood.
02 / Fund the improvements
Build your incentive stack.
Commercial & industrial buildings, 5,000 sq ft and up. Start with the project you are considering.
Estimates are conditional and do not reserve funds. Formulas reviewed October 7, 2026. Utility service, eligible equipment, tax treatment, cost limits and written approvals determine the final award. How stacking works →
03 / Plan ahead
Dates to put on your calendar.
Different programs and building sizes have different deadlines.
Explore your area
Covered records by city.
State BEAM records, all published property types. Counts are by source city and include exempt records; they are not counts of violations.
What the public records say.
Separate snapshots for each jurisdiction. Published status describes a reporting workflow; it does not certify every performance requirement.
Building Performance Colorado
Energize Denver
City of Boulder Building Performance Ordinance
City of Aspen Building IQ
What we cover
Each programme's own threshold and deadline, quoted. Fort Collins and Lakewood use rule-based screening; their building-level status lists are not imported.
| Programme | Who is covered | Deadline | List we hold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Performance Colorado Building Performance Colorado (HB21-1286, amended by HB25-1269) | “These policies apply to most commercial buildings 50,000 square feet and larger (“covered buildings”).” | Benchmarking report and fee payment due, 1 November 2026 (annual) | Yes, dated 7 October 2026 |
| Energize Denver Energize Denver Building Performance Policy (D.R.M.C. Chapter 10, Article XIV) | Rules Section 3: “Benchmarking and reporting requirements for Covered Buildings with a gross floor area equal to or greater than 25,000 square feet.” Buildings 5,000–24,999 sq ft have a different requirement, not benchmarking. energizedenver.org/small-buildings, read 4 September 2026: owners must “take steps to reduce energy use. The main pathways are LED lighting or renewable energy, but other options are available.” | Annual benchmarking submission due, 1 June 2027 (annual) | Yes, dated 3 September 2026 |
| City of Boulder Building Performance Ordinance Building Performance Ordinance (Ordinance No. 8071) | New buildings 10,000 sq ft and larger are subject to rating and reporting (“new buildings over 10,000 sq ft”; see the city's definition of a new building on the programme page). “For all commercial buildings, rating and reporting requirements are phased in based on building size.” Phases: city buildings over 10,000 sq ft; existing buildings over 50,000 sq ft and new buildings over 10,000 sq ft; existing buildings 30,000–50,000 sq ft; existing buildings 20,000–30,000 sq ft. | Annual rating and reporting due, 1 June 2027 (annual) | Yes, dated 7 October 2026 |
| City of Aspen Building IQ Building IQ benchmarking (Phase 1) | “covered commercial properties 5,000 square feet and greater” “multi-family properties 15,000 square feet and greater” | Annual benchmarking due, 1 June 2027 (annual) | Yes, dated 7 May 2026 |
| Fort Collins Building Energy and Water Scoring Building Energy and Water Scoring (BEWS), Municipal Code Chapter 12, Article XI | “Fort Collins requires most commercial and multi-family buildings 5,000 square feet or larger to report on energy use each year.” | Annual reporting due, 1 June 2027 (annual) | No |
| Lakewood energy benchmarking Ordinance O-2026-8 | Lakewood’s adopted ordinance covers commercial, multifamily and public buildings with gross floor area of 10,000 square feet or more. | First report of 2025 energy use due, 31 December 2026 | No |
04 / Owner resources
Make sense of Colorado energy compliance.
Energize Denver: which rules apply to your building?
Start with gross floor area, then separate reporting from energy-performance requirements.
Read the guide →02Building Performance Colorado and BEAM reporting
A practical starting point for Colorado commercial and industrial owners with buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more.
Read the guide →03Boulder BPO: reporting, audits and the state overlap
Boulder’s local Building Performance Ordinance and the statewide standard need separate checks.
Read the guide →04Colorado city energy compliance: beyond Denver
A state-list search is only one part of a local compliance check.
Read the guide →05How to stack Colorado commercial energy incentives
Build the funding plan around eligible costs and confirmed program rules.
Read the guide →06Commercial utility rebates and water savings in Colorado
Equipment, service account and verified savings determine the useful number—not building size alone.
Read the guide →Your local energy expert
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Chris Mbori.
AIM Dynamics helps commercial and industrial owners turn compliance requirements into a practical energy plan.
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AIM Dynamics energy services ↗Questions
Is this the official list?
No. It is compiled from the jurisdictions' own published lists and datasets, each shown with its date. The official record is the jurisdiction's portal, linked on every result.
My building is not found. Am I exempt?
Not necessarily. Lists change, addresses are written differently, and some local or small-building records are not included. Use the threshold check, or ask for the free human check.
Can I file myself for free?
You can prepare and submit reports yourself through official portals. Agency fees may still apply. Each result links the relevant filing instructions.
The compliance checker is operated by AIM Dynamics, Inc., a Colorado energy services firm, with Eenovators Limited. Compiled from public records; not legal or regulatory advice. Lists rebuilt 13 October 2026. Report a data problem to [email protected].