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Evanston technical committee reviews building performance standards, sets homework on renewables and interim targets
Summary
The Healthy Buildings Technical Committee reviewed key provisions of Evanston's building performance standards ordinance — including EUI, net-zero on-site emissions and 100% renewable electricity goals — and agreed to develop a syllabus and staff materials on renewable pathways and interim standards ahead of rulemaking.
The Healthy Buildings Technical Committee for the City of Evanston spent its Jan. 7 meeting walking through highlighted sections of a new building performance standards ordinance and laying out next steps for rulemaking and community outreach. Speaker 2, who led the ordinance review, read a central provision: "Each covered property in the city of Evanston must, by 2050, meet and maintain the following final performance standards." The ordinance lists three pillars: energy efficiency measured by a maximum normalized site energy-use-intensity (EUI); zero normalized on-site district greenhouse gas emissions; and 100% electricity supplied by renewable sources.
Committee members pressed staff on…
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