Cook County Asset Management Committee approves amendment to energy benchmarking ordinance

Feb 3, 2026

The Cook County Asset Management Committee approved an amendment to the county's 2014 energy benchmarking ordinance to update job titles, definitions and expired deadlines; a commissioner urged staff to study expanding benchmarking to buildings above a size threshold over the next year.

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The Cook County Asset Management Committee approved an amendment to the county's energy benchmarking ordinance, updating outdated job titles, definitions and year-specific deadlines in the law that was enacted in 2014. Jamie Myers, Interbureau Chief for the Bureau of Asset Management, presented the changes and said the amendments aim to "make the ordinance a living breathing ordinance" rather than one that had effectively sunset.

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