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Benchmarking compares buildings of different sizes on a fair basis. EnerG normalizes usage by area, then ranks and colors buildings by percentile. This page explains the intensity metrics and how rankings work. To use the ranking view, see Portfolio Home.

Why normalize by area

Total usage favors small buildings and penalizes large ones. A tower always uses more energy than a branch office, even when the tower runs more efficiently. Intensity metrics divide usage by floor area. A small site can use less total energy and still rank worse per square foot. Normalization is what makes cross-building comparison meaningful.

The three intensity lenses

Portfolio Home ranks buildings through three metric lenses. All three lenses share the same layout. Only the metric labels and ranking logic change.
EnerG Portfolio Home with EUI selected, building list, map with pins, KPI cards, and a Building Rankings bar chart colored by performance

Portfolio Home ranking buildings by EUI with a performance-colored bar chart

How rankings and percentiles work

EnerG ranks every qualifying building by the active metric, then colors it by percentile band. Lower intensity is better, so top performers sit in the green band. The same colors appear on the map, the ranking chart, and building cards.

Completeness sets who qualifies

Benchmarking only scores buildings that meet your completeness threshold. Buildings below it show No Ranking until coverage recovers. This prevents a building with missing bills from posting a misleading intensity. See Data completeness for how the gate works.

Next steps

Portfolio Home

Rank buildings and filter by EUI, WUI, and GHG.

Data completeness

Understand the coverage gate that decides which buildings rank.

Emissions accounting

See how GHG intensity ties to scopes and emission factors.

Baselines and weather

Compare intensity against a weather-normalized reference.
Last modified on August 18, 2026