Indianapolis Thriving Buildings compliance, filed for you
The Indianapolis Benchmarking and Transparency Ordinance (Thriving Buildings) requires covered buildings to report energy and water use every year. We gather the data, check it, and file it — usually within a week.
Who’s covered
Commercial and multifamily buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more, and city buildings of 25,000 sq ft or more.
Annual deadline
June 1 for the previous calendar year. Participation for private buildings has been voluntary so far — we’ll confirm the current status for your building.
Verification
No routine third-party verification — but the program runs its own data checks, so accuracy still matters.
Penalties
Where reporting is required, missed reports are code violations with civil penalties.
What to report
All energy and water used by the whole building — including tenant spaces — for January 1 to December 31:
- Electricity — every meter serving the building
- Natural gas
- District steam, hot or chilled water, if you have it
- Delivered fuels (oil, diesel, propane) — all delivery receipts for the year
- On-site solar production, if any
- Water — whole-building water use
Leave out backup generator fuel. Note any meters added or removed during the year.
Good to know
- Results are published as part of the Thriving Buildings program.
What we’ll need from you
- Building address, plus any utility service addresses that differ from it
- Gross floor area for the whole building and each use (office, retail, residential…), number of units and year built
- Your Indianapolis Building ID (we can look it up)
- Utility data for the full calendar year, January 1 – December 31 (usually 13 months of bills)
- If tenants pay their own utilities: whole-building (aggregated) data from the utility, or signed tenant authorization forms
- Access to your ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager account, if you have one
- Any notice or letter you received about this law
Indianapolis Thriving Buildings questions
When is the Indianapolis Thriving Buildings deadline?
Does Indianapolis Thriving Buildings apply to my building?
What happens if I miss it?
Official program information: Indianapolis Thriving Buildings website. Requirements change — we confirm current rules for every filing.