Define the portfolio
Confirm the buildings, their actual floor areas, current records and the work each property needs. Mixed-use and grouped properties require individual review.
For property managers
Coordinate the work across your portfolio while keeping the data, responsibilities and evidence specific to each property.
Explore a portfolio assessmentA consistent approach
For portfolios in Spokane, the Tri-Cities, Yakima, Bellingham and elsewhere in Washington.
Confirm the buildings, their actual floor areas, current records and the work each property needs. Mixed-use and grouped properties require individual review.
Identify an on-site contact for each property, authorize record access and make the owner’s implementation responsibilities clear.
Keep evidence, approvals, data gaps and the agreed handover or supported submission separate for every building.
Choose the working arrangement
Both EMP and O&M are included in A3. Prepared filings and O&M-only work are distinct options.
A3 / Full filing scope
For qualifying portfolios needing the full Tier 2 package, with both plans, evidence review and supported filing.
Scope, records, owner designation and capacity are confirmed before work begins.
Full filing optionsB2 / Your QEM signs
The provider prepares the package. Your qualifying QEM reviews the evidence, signs and submits.
Three or more eligible buildings at $3,000 each.
Prepared packagesF4 / Building operations
For portfolios of three or more, the first building is billed at F1 or F2. Only additional eligible buildings use F4 pricing.
Limited Tier 1 drafting excludes a Tier 1 signature or full filing.
O&M portfolio optionsWhat the owner provides
Name an on-site lead for each building, authorize records access, approve the scope and supply available equipment and maintenance evidence. Your building team implements the EMP and O&M program.
Owner effort depends on the available records and implementation gaps. Incentive estimates are not guaranteed; participating utilities pay approved awards subject to approval and available funding.
Jeff Casey completed QEM training on October 26, 2026, supported by seven years of relevant building-services and energy-project experience. Scope, owner designation and building-specific evidence are confirmed for each engagement.
Start with Commerce’s forms, guidance and help desk. Ask your utility about data support and any accelerator program. Commerce also lists Tier 2 assistance and BEACON resources.
Owners in Bellevue, Issaquah and Redmond can check the Eastside Clean Buildings Incentive Program for current eligibility, available places and scope before paying for overlapping help.
Rules checked October 25, 2026.
Start with your property
Identify the portfolio count and the work already in place. Keep tenant details and utility account numbers out of this form.