Clean Buildings help from Snohomish County PUD
Snohomish County PUD, headquartered in Everett, runs one-on-one sessions on the state Clean Buildings Performance Standard and helps owners set up the ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account the law requires.
Under the state standard, multifamily residential buildings over 20,000 gross square feet are Tier 2 and report to the Department of Commerce by July 1, 2027.
Source: Snohomish County PUD, Clean Buildings support, read November 2026.
What it means for your study
For a larger Everett or Lynnwood condominium, the PUD’s help and the reserve study cover the same plant from different directions. Sharing the benchmarking account with the reserve study firm costs nothing and gives the analyst real consumption figures for boilers and lighting.
For smaller townhome communities, the study is mostly about envelope components. Ask the firm to state the siding, window and roof ages it assumed, since builders in the county often used the same products across a phase.
One of the Washington firms below works from an Edmonds office, inside the county.
The rule in Everett
Snohomish County associations follow the same state law as everyone else. Under RCW 64.90.545, the study is updated every year and
“An updated reserve study must be prepared at least every third year by a reserve study professional and based upon a visual site inspection conducted by the reserve study professional.”
Communities created before July 1, 2018 may still be partly under the older acts until January 1, 2028 (how that works).
- 2026Site visit
A reserve study professional walks the property. The first study can instead rest on plans, for buildings not yet built.
- 2027Annual update
Balances, costs and contributions brought up to date. No visit required.
- 2028Annual update
The same again, ready for the budget the board adopts.
- 2029Site visit
The update is prepared by a professional from a fresh visual inspection.
- 2030Annual update
The cycle carries on.
- 2031Annual update
Each update feeds the budget summary owners receive before they ratify the budget.
- 2032Site visit
And again, at least every third year.
Professional study from a visual site inspectionAnnual update; a desk review is enough
Firms that name Everett
These firms name Everett, Snohomish County or the surrounding region on their own websites.
| Firm | Based | Works in | Credentials stated | From its own website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Studies NW | Renton | Washington | Not stated | Level 1, 2 and 3 studies; names King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Mason and Kitsap counties. |
| Facilities Advisors | Edmonds office | Washington, Oregon and seven more states | RS | Says it has prepared reserve studies since 1982; the Edmonds office covers Washington and Oregon. |
National firms that say they work in every state: Association Reserves, Reserve Advisors, MillerDodson Associates, Reserve Data Analysis, Global Solution Partners, Apex Reserve Group. See all firms in Washington.