03538AS - Chicago, IL

How does 03538AS - 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. 03538AS - Chicago, IL's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 31% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 218.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 23.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 70,262 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 72,453 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 16 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 03538AS - Chicago, IL's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 03538AS - Chicago, IL, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 19 in 2015 to 50 in 2023 (+31 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 54. Site EUI moved from 266.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 218.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,799 tCO₂e to 1,659 tCO₂e over the same span (down 41%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 03538AS - Chicago, IL's 218.6 kBtu/ft² across 70,262 sq ft works out to about 15.4 billion Btu (4,501 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 471.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,845,781 kWh of electricity, 56,522 therms of natural gas and 1,574 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 03538AS - Chicago, IL to report its energy use?

03538AS - 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:251316:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.