Benchmarking cities
BuildingCensus federates city building-energy disclosure laws into one census. Six jurisdictions are live today — every building they disclose is on file — and the next wave is in the ingest queue. Roughly 40 US jurisdictions now have benchmarking or building-performance laws; the census grows as they publish.
Live
6 cities on file
| City | Law / program | Buildings | Avg score | Disclosure years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York City, NY | Local Law 84 (LL84) | 48,310 | 63 | 2022–2024 |
| Los Angeles, CA | LA Municipal Code 22.610.1 (EBEWE) | 13,994 | 77 | 2016–2025 |
| Chicago, IL | Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance | 3,852 | 60 | 2014–2023 |
| Seattle, WA | Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920) | 3,823 | 76 | 2015–2024 |
| Cambridge, MA | BEUDO | 902 | 66 | 2015–2024 |
| San Francisco, CA | SF Environment Code Chapter 20 | 2 | 76 | 2011–2025 |
The roadmap
Coming next
| Jurisdiction | Law |
|---|---|
| Boston | BERDO 2.0 (emissions standards from 2025) |
| Washington, DC | Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) |
| Denver | Energize Denver Building Performance Policy |
| Philadelphia | Building Energy Performance Program (Bill 120428) |
| St. Louis | Building Energy Performance Standard |
| Montgomery County, MD | Building Energy Performance Standards |
| Minneapolis | Commercial Building Rating & Disclosure |
| Portland, OR | Commercial Building Energy Reporting |
These jurisdictions have disclosure laws on the books and public data drops; their ingest pipelines are in progress. Counts above cover only what's live — we don't inflate coverage.
Dataset updated . Counts reflect each city's latest published disclosure.