Application Fees
About BOMA BESt
Four Levels of Certification
Why BOMA BESt?

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Application Fees

Office

Building Size (square feet)	Member Fee	Non-Member Fee
Under 100,000 sqft	$  1,500	$  2,500
100,000 - 250,000 sqft	$  2,000	$  3,000
250,000 - 500,000 sqft	$  2,500	$  3,500
Over 500,000 sqft	$  3,000	$  4,000
Complex - 2 buildings	$  4,000	$  6,500
Complex - 3 buildings	$  6,000	$  7,500
Complex - 4 buildings or more	$  7,000	$  8,500

Shopping Centres (Enclosed)

Building Size (square feet)	Member Fee	Non-Member Fee
Under 250,000 sqft	$ 2000	$ 4000
250,000 - 750,000 sqft	$ 2500	$  4500
750,000 - 1million sqft	$ 3500	$ 5000
Over 1 million sqft	$  4500	$  6000

Open Air Retail (plazas, power centres, etc)

Building Size (square feet)	Member Fee	Non-Member Fee
Under 250,000 sqft	$ 1500	$ 3000
250,000 - 750,000 sqft	$ 2000	$  3500
750,000 - 1million sqft	$ 2500	$ 4000
Over 1 million	$  3000	$  4500

Light Industrial

Building Size (square feet)	Member Fee	Non-Member Fee
Under 100,000 sqft	$ 1500	$ 2500
100,000 - 250,000 sqft	$ 1750	$  2500
250,000 - 500,000 sqft	$ 2000	$ 3500
Over 500,000 sqft	$  2500	$ 3500

Notes:
1. All application fees are based on gross floor area.
2. Outdoor or open-air parkades are not included in floor area.
>> Underground or enclosed parking areas with mechanical ventilation should be included.
>> This is consistent with the definition of floor area within the BOMA BESt assessment.
3. Applications fee schedule is valid to December 31, 2010.

About BOMA BESt

See the BOMA BESt Application Guide under Resources & Links for all of the information you need.

BOMA BESt is the next evolution of BOMA Canada's Go Green program.  BESt stands for Building Environmental Standards, and represents the direction of the commercial real estate industry in Canada and BOMA Canada's role in providing the mechanisms for common practices across the industry.

With four possible levels of certification, users can progress through the program and continually use the framework of the Go Green Best Practices and the Go Green Plus assessment to improve environmental performance and management. The BOMA BESt certification builds on Go Green and Go Green Plus by harmonizing these separate certifications into one program.



 Four Levels of Certification

	The first level of achievement – BOMA BESt Level 1, indicates that a building has met all of the BOMA Go Green best practices. Level 1 demonstrates compliance with the best practices BOMA looks for. The Go Green Best Practices include performing an energy audit and a water audit, continually monitoring resource consumption and having a preventative maintenance program. These basic elements and the other best practices are the foundation of good environmental management.
	BOMA BESt Level 2 certified buildings meet not only all of the BOMA Go Green Best Practices, but also have a score of 70-79% on the Go Green Plus assessment. Managers of these buildings have gone through the entire Go Green Plus questionnaire, entered 12 months of consumption data, and taken advantage of the scoring and benchmarking opportunities. BOMA BESt Level 2 demonstrates that a building is moving towards excellence in energy and environmental performance through better management. Level 2 shows that a building's management understands that they need to benchmark their performance, and that they have a clear understanding of what they can do to improve performance.
	BOMA BESt Level 3 certification is for buildings that meet all of the BOMA Go Green Best Practices and achieve 80-89% on the Go Green Plus assessment.  Buildings at this level of certification have higher performance and demonstrate excellence in management.  Level 3 buildings typically have been managing with energy and environmental performance in mind for several years.  Management in these buildings is usually forward-thinking with flexibility to pursue environmental initiatives.
	The highest level of achievement is BOMA BESt Level 4. Level 4 certification is for buildings that achieve over 90% on the Go Green Plus assessment and meet all of the BOMA Go Green Best Practices.  This is no small achievement, as these buildings must be high performers with low energy consumption.  The opportunity to implement new technologies and excellence in management and tracking are common for buildings that achieve BOMA BESt Level 4.

Why BOMA BESt?
There are many reasons why owners and managers pursue BOMA BESt certification for their buildings. By providing a framework for environmental management, BOMA BESt helps managers to differentiate buildings in tight markets and is a value-add for tenants. Visit “About BOMA BESt” for more.


BOMA BESt Delivers Value
The BOMA BESt certification provides firms and their tenants with concrete proof of a commitment to the environment. The information involved in a building's application is verified by a third-party assessor before the certification is issued.

Going through the process and using BOMA BESt framework of best practices and the assessment tool helps helps owners and managers maintain standards of excellence that speak to environmentally-aware tenants. The certification is an attractive value-add, and provides the tool and encourages them to expand their own waste and energy reduction efforts.

Designed for and by the industry, BOMA BESt is cost-effective and accessible.


BOMA BESt Delivers Performance Improvement
Built on BOMA Go Green and Go Green Plus, BOMA BESt was developed with day-to-day operation standards in mind. All levels of BOMA BESt certification require following the minimum standard of the Go Green Best Practices. Companies following the best practices have become more aware of what actions they can take to reduce their environmental footprint.

Commercial building owners are seeing tremendous financial and tangible benefits. The BOMA Go Green Best Practices require energy and water audits, and plans or policies to reduce resource consumption. BOMA Go Green provides the consistent framework that managers can use to achieve financial returns. The Go Green Plus helps building owners draft comprehensive, realistic, long-term energy-use and waste-reduction action plans to establish a baseline and move forward with continual improvement. These elements of the BOMA BESt program help to drive measurable performance improvement.

Benchmarking helps managers solidify targets, evaluate options, implement them, and benchmark again.


BOMA BESt Delivers Education
The self-administered online assessment process supports team-building: building owners, managers, operators and tenants are brought together to share ideas and information, and find creative solutions. Going through the BOMA BESt certification process has helped many managers understand every element of their building and how it operates. BOMA BESt creates many teaching moments for building staff.

The program also addresses tenant communication and education. By educating tenants about environmental initiatives and results in the building, managers can maintain better relationships and tenants are aware of opportunities they have to make a difference too.


BOMA BESt is the Industry Standard
BOMA BESt is comprised of the BOMA Go Green Best Practices and the Go Green Plus assessment, and has been the industry standard for environmental management in commercial buildings since 2005. The program is accessible to many types and sizes of buildings, and with four levels of certification, there is room for many more to start on their own paths to continual improvement.