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BOMA NEWS - July 3, 2025

BOMA BEST Quarterly Update – Here’s What Happened

General Updates to All Questionnaires

Not Applicable (N/A) Answer Options Updated 

E1.0b 
  • Owner/Landlord occupied building OR Tenant occupied building: All or no systems managed by the owner/landlord 
E1.3a  
  • Tenant occupied building: Some or no systems managed by the owner/landlord OR Building was constructed within the past 5 years with efficient systems 
E5.3  
  • Owner/landlord occupied building OR Tenant occupied building: all systems managed by the owner/landlord 
W1.0b 
  • Owner/Landlord occupied building OR Tenant occupied building: All or no systems managed by the owner/landlord 
 I1.1b  
  • Owner/landlord occupied building OR Tenant occupied building: The building owner/landlord does not have access to tenant-managed spaces OR Tenant occupied building – all systems managed by the owner/landlord OR No corrective actions have been identified” 
I2.2 
  • Owner/landlord occupied building OR Tenant occupied building: all systems managed by the owner/landlord 
 
Threshold corrected 
I1.0a 
  • PM10 does not exceed 150 μg/m3 (ASHRAE 62.1) 
 
Requirement clarification added 
I6.3  
  • b. Measurement of occupied areas within a building is required for a minimum duration of 91 days. The testing period will occur entirely during the heating season.  

Open-Air Retail Questionnaire Update

Answer and Scoring corrected 
 
E5.1 
  • Yes = Points as indicated below 
Select all that apply: 
  • LED retrofit in common or back-of-house areas = 1 point 
  • LED retrofit in tenant spaces  = 1 point 
  • LED retrofit as part of tenant change-over = 1 point 
  • HVAC retrofit as part of tenant change-over = 2 points 
  • No = 0 points 
  • Not applicable – Tenant occupied building: No systems managed by the owner/landlord = 0/0 
Max of 3 points 
 
Question moved to innovation section 
A4.0 
  •  Question A4.0 is no longer required in the OAR questionnaire. 
    It’s now an Innovation question (A5.3) offering bonus points. 
  • Please see TUR 008 for more information. 
A1.2  
  •  Question A1.2 is no longer required in the OAR questionnaire. 
    It’s now an Innovation question (A5.4) offering bonus points. 
  • Please see TUR 009 for more information. 
A1.3  
  •  Question A1.3 is no longer required in the OAR questionnaire. 
    It’s now an Innovation question (A5.5) offering bonus points. 
  • Please see TUR 010 for more information. 

Light Industrial Questionnaire Update

Question moved to innovation section 
A1.2 
  •  Question A1.2 is no longer required in the LI questionnaire. 
    It’s now an Innovation question (A5.4) offering bonus points. 
  • Please see TUR 009 for more information. 
A1.3  
  •  Question A1.3 is no longer required in the LI questionnaire. 
    It’s now an Innovation question (A5.5) offering bonus points. 
  • Please see TUR 010 for more information. 

Multi-Unit Residential Building

Added documentation option 

E4.1b 
  • Documentation demonstrating that the building was built during or after the year 2022   

If you have any questions about these updates or how they affect your building submission, reach out — we’re here to help. 

Thanks for being part of the BOMA BEST community. 

— The BOMA BEST Team 

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