Benchmarking Ordinance

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

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

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. 

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! 

Compliance Process

  1. Step 1 - Benchmark Your Property
  2. Step 2 - Verify Your Data
  3. Step 3 - Report Your Data

Resources and Guidance

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:

Ordinance Background

Learn more about the community engagement and political process involved in developing the ordinance that took place in 2015 and 2016.

Ordinance Background