Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking Ordinance

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 December, 2016 the Evanston City Council voted to approve the energy and water benchmarking ordinance (33-O-16) which requires large buildings in Evanston to track and report their annual energy and water usage.