What is a Building Tune-Up?

Seattle Building Tune-Ups is a progressive energy efficiency policy run by the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) that helps building owners identify smart, responsible ways to reduce energy and water costs. Like cars and bikes, all buildings need to be tuned regularly to keep them running as efficiently as possible. Through tune-ups, building owners find operational efficiencies and low- and no-cost fixes that improve building performance and, on average, reduce building energy use by 10-15%.

Building Tune-Ups are required for buildings with 50,000 square feet (SF) or more of non-residential space, excluding parking. To support building owners, compliance deadlines are phased in by building size. You can visit the building tune-up webpage to see the compliance deadlines and learn more about tune-ups. Once the current tune-up cycle is completed, the policy will expire and no longer be in effect after December 31, 2028.