US/Canada

• Arch -- Building benchmarking tool based on CBECS data
• Cal-Arch -- California version of above utilizing CEUS data
• CBECS -- Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey, from the US DOE Energy Information Administration
• CustomNet -- Benchmarking tool for PG&E business customers
• E-Benchmark -- Benchmarking for new construction by New Buildings Institute.
• e.Review -- Online comparisons and energy efficiency information from BC Hydro (Canada)
• EnerPro -- Commercial energy analysis tool.
• EMCOR Energy Edge -- Services include free online benchmarking tool
• Energy Profiler Online -- Integrated commercial services for large organizations including benchmarking from ABB Energy Interactive.
• EPA Energy Star Label for Buildings -- Environmental Protection Agency benchmarking and labeling program
• GBTool -- Developed as part of International Green Building Challenge process.
• Green Globes Canada -- Online audit for measuring performance against best practices.
• Labs21 -- Laboratory benchmarking project at LBNL
• LEED -- Green Building Rating System for Existing Buildings, from US Green Buildings Council
• One-2-Five  -- Commercial energy benchmarking tool by Energetics/EnVinta
• Oak Ridge benchmarking tools -- by Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  Includes customizable spreadsheets, special tools for Iowa, Colorado, & Florida schools.
• Utiligraph -- Take tour of benchmarking tool for customers of Tacoma Utilities.

Vykon E² Profiler -- Commercial energy analysis tool.

Asia/Pacific

• e-Energy -- Online benchmarking tools from the National University of Singapore
• e-Bench -- New Zealand benchmarking project to develop a benchmarking database.
• Energy Consumption Indicators and Benchmarks for Commercial Sector -- Hong Kong online benchmarking
• Steps to benchmark energy use -- Guidelines and evaluation tool from the Australian government.  See also Australian Greenhouse Rating Scheme.

Europe

• Action Energy -- UK government-funded benchmarking tools
• BREEAM -- UK environmental assessment
• Energy Benchmarking at Company Level -- Austrian Energy Agency (EVA)
• Global Environmental Method UK -- Online audit to measure performance against best practice standards
• Higher Education Sector -- Publications and energy management benchmarking software  for higher education institutions in the UK
• Target Energy Services -- British firm supplying free energy benchmarking tool.

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