04500AS - Chicago, IL

How does 04500AS - 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. 04500AS - Chicago, IL's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 72% of them and lower than 23%. Its site EUI of 241.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 238.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 23.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 71,373 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 04500AS - Chicago, IL's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 04500AS - Chicago, IL, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2015 to 73 in 2023 (+6 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 78. Site EUI moved from 254.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 241.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,739 tCO₂e to 1,709 tCO₂e over the same span (down 38%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 04500AS - Chicago, IL's 241.4 kBtu/ft² across 71,373 sq ft works out to about 17.2 billion Btu (5,049 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 477.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,679,272 kWh of electricity, 80,908 therms of natural gas and 3,052 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 04500AS - Chicago, IL to report its energy use?

04500AS - 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:165353:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.