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Denver official tells Evanston committee: verify benchmarking data early and plan realistic timelines
Summary
A Denver official told Evanston’s Healthy Buildings Technical Committee that Denver’s experience shows mandatory third-party data verification, percentile-based targets, and interim timelines helped correct benchmarking errors and enable fairer targets; Denver also offers adjusted targets and supports equity-priority buildings with hands-on assistance.
Sharon, a Denver official invited to share the city’s building-performance experience, told Evanston’s Healthy Buildings Technical Committee that Denver set its initial EUI targets in 2021 using local benchmarking plus CBEX data and hired engineering consultants to develop targets for a diverse building stock.
Sharon said Denver aimed to move buildings toward the top-performing percentile nationally but then adapted its approach after implementation challenges. “The biggest issue that we have had… is benchmarking,” she said, urging Evanston to prioritize accurate benchmarking…
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