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Evanston advisory committee elects chair, approves virtual participation and schedules biweekly check‑ins
Summary
The Building Performance Standards advisory group appointed Joel Freeman as chair, approved a virtual participation request for a member, and set biweekly meetings to work through baseline selection, verification and outreach tools. Staff was asked to provide property-type EUI breakouts and owner cut sheets from Beam.
Evanston’s Building Performance Standards technical advisory committee completed a short governance agenda before moving into technical topics.
The committee formally approved allowing a member (Tom) to participate and vote virtually after the chair noted an ‘‘eligible reason’’ for remote attendance. Members then moved to appoint Joel Freeman as chair; the motion passed with no recorded opposition. A vice-chair was also nominated and accepted. The chair invited Joel Freeman to take the reins for subsequent meetings.
On scheduling and workflow, committee members agreed to a biweekly meeting cadence beginning in January (proposed dates included Jan. 14 and Jan. 28) to maintain momentum on data validation, baseline scenarios and alternative-compliance guidelines. Staff noted Beam will provide periodic check‑ins (every other Friday) and that staff will circulate Beam’s owner-facing cut sheets and property-type breakdowns in the coming 10 days.
The group also discussed grant and staffing items: staff read a Department of Energy email stating the city’s conditional award remained under review and that DOE would provide updates when decisions are complete; a previously submitted no‑cost time extension covers the conditional award period. Committee members said a pending staff hire (start date discussed) will help with implementation work.
The meeting closed after the committee confirmed tasks, follow-up dates and outreach assignments.
