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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ENERGY BENCHMARKING
BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE COOK COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, THAT CHAPTER 2 ADMINISTRATION, ARTICLE I- IN GENERAL, SECTION 2.8 OF THE COOK COUNTY CODE IS HEREBY AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Sec. 2-8. Cook County Building Energy Benchmarking.
(a) Definitions. The following terms used in this Section, shall have the meanings set forth below:
Benchmarking means to track and input a building's energy and water consumption data, greenhouse gas emissions, and other relevant building information for 12 consecutive months, as required by the benchmarking tool, to quantify the building's energy use operational footprint.
Benchmarking Tool means the website-based software, commonly known as "ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager", developed and maintained by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to track and assess the relative energy use of buildings nationwide. This term also applies to any successor system thereto, including any change or addition made to such tool by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Building means any structure built for the support, shelter or enclosure of persons, animals, chattels or movable property of any kind, and which is permanently affixed to the land. A fence is not a building. For purposes of this Section, a building is one that is owned and operated by or on behalf of Cook County.
Bureau Chief means the Bureau Chief of the Office of Asset Management
Certificate of Occupancy means the certificate issued by the Zoning Administrator, Building Commissioner or Cook County Department of Building and Zoning allowing building occupancy or use.
Chief Sustainability Officer means the Chief Sustainability Officer or if none has been designated, the Director of Environmental Control.
County Building means any Group 1 County building or Group 2 County building as defined by this Section. The term "County building" doe...
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