Benchmarking & Building Performance Standards Program

Benchmarking now has a helpdesk! Learn more about the benchmarking submission process and chat with experts. 

Register for the benchmarking webinar on April 7, to learn more about the benchmarking process and ask any related questions. 

What is Benchmarking?

In Evanston, 80% of greenhouse gas emissions come from existing buildings. In order for Evanston to meet the goals outlined in the Climate Action and Resilience Plan (CARP) existing buildings need to make significant reductions in their energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. In March, 2025 the Evanston City Council voted to update the energy and water benchmarking ordinance 1-O-25, which requires large buildings in Evanston to track and report their annual energy and water usage. 

Check the covered buildings list and map to see if your building is required to submit benchmarking data. 

Report Your Data (Ordinance Compliance)

The ordinance requires that covered buildings report their data to the City on an annual basis, by June 30 of each year.

Report your 2025 benchmarking data!

Publicly Disclosed Data from Past Years

The City discloses the data reported from previous years on the City's Open Data Portal.  Please see below for links to data from previous reporting years:


Learn more about the future of benchmarking and the Healthy Buildings Ordinance from our previous webinar recording and slide deck.