Chicago Energy Benchmarking Exemption Form – Building Size
Background / Guidance:
Commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet are required to benchmark and report by June 1st annually. Any building complying for the first time is also required to verify data this year and every third year.
Instructions:
Please use this form if you believe that your building is not covered by the ordinance due to its size (less than 50,000 gross square feet). For all requests, include the gross floor area (square feet).
This form should take approximately 10 minutes to complete. Within 10 business days, you will receive an email confirmation and/or any follow-up questions about your request.
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Section
1: Contact Informatio
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First Name
Last Name
Title
Company
Relationship to Building
Please select...
Building Engineer
Energy Manager
Owner
Property Manager
Energy Benchmarking Verifier
Vendor or Service Provider
Other
Please let us know the other relationship to the building.
Email
Phone
Section 2: Building Information
Please provide: Chicago Energy Benchmarking ID
Six-digit ID number listed on building’s Notification of Obligation to Comply letter; if ID is unknown, request it using
this form
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Building Name
Building Address (to be Benchmarked)
City
State
Zip Code
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3: Building Size
Please provide the building's total gross floor area. Gross floor area includes total square footage between exterior surfaces of the enclosing fixed walls of the building, and should include common space, tenant-occupied space, mechanical or electrical rooms, and interior parking. (It is not the same as leasable square footage, which is typically a subset of total building size).
Total building gross floor area (square feet):
If total building gross floor area is zero (0), please describe why in the section below.
Please use this field to describe any notes, comments, or additional details.
Section
4: Notes
Please use this section to identify additional addresses that are associated with the building, including any addresses that had been assigned a Chicago Energy Benchmarking ID but which should be included under the primary address above. Please also add any additional notes or comments here.
Section
5: Signature of Authorized Building Representative
Any person who knowingly makes a false statement of material fact in connection with this application shall be sanctioned under, among other applicable law, the City of Chicago's False Statements Ordinance (Chapter 1-21 of the Municipal Code of Chicago).
I, the undersigned authorized representative of the building, affirm and attest to the accuracy, truthfulness and completeness of the statements of material fact provided in this form.
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Email
Questions? We Can Help!
Call the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Help Center at (855) 858-6878 (M-F, 9am-5pm) or email
Info@ChicagoEnergyBenchmarking.org
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