Benchmarking can be viewed as the first step in understanding and setting goals for energy efficiency improvements in commercial and industrial buildings. This report describes the institutionalization of a benchmarking system for data on energy use in commercial and industrial buildings.

• Introduction
• Background
• Internet Site for Existing Energy Benchmark Data
• Analysis of U.S. Hotel Data
• Survey to Collect Additional Hotel Data
• Analysis of Non-U.S. Hotel Data
• Procedure for Establishing Energy Efficiency Targets
• Recommendations