03349AS - Chicago, IL

How does 03349AS - Chicago, IL compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 44 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 03349AS - Chicago, IL's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 79% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 212.1 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 238.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 22.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 64,285 sq ft, it is about 11% below the average floor area of 72,453 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2004, 7 years later than the group's average year built (1997). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 03349AS - Chicago, IL's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 03349AS - Chicago, IL, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 77 in 2015 to 75 in 2023 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 89. Site EUI moved from 226.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 212.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,225 tCO₂e to 1,463 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Chicago, 35% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 03349AS - Chicago, IL's 212.1 kBtu/ft² across 64,285 sq ft works out to about 13.6 billion Btu (3,996 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 454.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,495,566 kWh of electricity, 51,187 therms of natural gas and 1,964 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 03349AS - Chicago, IL to report its energy use?

03349AS - Chicago, IL reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:119238:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.