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LOCAL FIELD GUIDE // Great Lakes · WI

Madison, WI: HVAC readiness for benchmarking and tune-ups.

For Madison commercial owners preparing the evidence that connects Building Energy Savings Program reporting, qualified tune-up work, and corrective-action verification.

Source-reviewed planning guideReference check Prepared by Slyyyde HVAC · editorial synthesis
THE OPERATING ANSWER

Madison separates annual benchmarking from a recurring building tune-up. A completed energy report does not replace the specialist’s assessment, corrective work, verification, and Tune-up Report Workbook. Keep these two delivery tracks visible before asking a contractor for a general maintenance proposal.

Jurisdiction: City of Madison, Wisconsin; non-residential commercial buildings under BESP.

01 // PUBLIC-SOURCE FACTS

What the local record supports.

Source statements, not a determination about your building.

FACT 01

Madison requires annual benchmarking for non-residential commercial buildings of 25,000 square feet or more and a tune-up every four years for those of 50,000 square feet or more, phased by building size. [1]

FACT 02

The published 2026 calendar identifies October 31, 2026 for the first large-building tune-up reports. Confirm the specific property and boundary cases on the covered-buildings list. [1][2]

FACT 03

The city tune-up process includes a qualified specialist’s assessment, implementation and verification of corrective actions, and submission of the Tune-up Report Workbook. [2]

02 // OPERATOR CHECKLIST

Turn context into an evidence record.

Our planning synthesis. These steps are not additional city requirements.

Capture corrective-action evidence
  1. Check the covered-buildings list for this property’s benchmarking and tune-up years; do not infer a deadline from a rounded floor-area estimate.
  2. Confirm the tune-up specialist’s qualifications and whether an alternative compliance pathway might apply.
  3. Assemble operating hours, control schedules, equipment service records, and unresolved comfort complaints for the assessment.
  4. Track required corrections separately from voluntary improvements, with a responsible person and verification evidence for each.
  5. Retain the submitted workbook, supporting records, and portal receipt independently of the annual benchmarking submission.
03 // DIRECT ANSWERS

Questions before the next decision.

Does a Madison benchmarking submission count as a building tune-up?

No. The city presents benchmarking and tune-ups as separate requirements. A tune-up involves a qualified specialist, assessment, corrective actions, verification, and a report workbook. [1][2]

Must the Madison tune-up specialist always be an outside contractor?

The city says the specialist may be on-site staff or a contracted provider if they have the proper qualifications. Check the current qualification requirements before assigning the work. [2]

04 // LOCAL PROOF REGISTER

Inspect the sources.

Reference content checked 2026-10-06. Sources support only the stated scope; availability does not prove accuracy or site applicability.

  1. Building Energy Savings Program scope and phase-in City of Madison · local source

    Non-residential benchmarking and tune-up coverage, phase-in, and the 2026 reporting calendar.

    Content checked 2026-10-06
  2. Building tune-ups: specialist, assessment, and verification City of Madison · local source

    Qualifications, corrective-action verification, alternative pathways, and the Tune-up Report Workbook.

    Content checked 2026-10-06
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