03721AS - Chicago, IL

How does 03721AS - 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. 03721AS - Chicago, IL's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 77% of them and lower than 21%. Its site EUI of 224.4 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 24.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 50,111 sq ft, it is about 31% below the average floor area of 72,453 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2002, 5 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 03721AS - Chicago, IL's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 03721AS - Chicago, IL, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 45 in 2015 to 74 in 2023 (+29 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 80. Site EUI moved from 280.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 224.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,994 tCO₂e to 1,208 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 03721AS - Chicago, IL's 224.4 kBtu/ft² across 50,111 sq ft works out to about 11.2 billion Btu (3,296 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 481.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,061,695 kWh of electricity, 42,115 therms of natural gas and 1,765 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 03721AS - Chicago, IL to report its energy use?

03721AS - 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:119758:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.