1323 W Morse

How does 1323 W Morse compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 1,515 multifamily housing buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 1323 W Morse's ENERGY STAR score of 18 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 40% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 56,780 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 47 years later than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 1323 W Morse's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 Chicago disclosures for 1323 W Morse, covering report years 2019–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 22 in 2019 to 18 in 2023 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 35. Site EUI moved from 104.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 79.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 24% decrease. Reported emissions went from 556 tCO₂e to 461 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 18 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 18 means the building performs better than about 18% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 18 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 57 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. 1323 W Morse's 79.8 kBtu/ft² across 56,780 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,328 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 168.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 801,202 kWh of electricity and 17,964 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1323 W Morse to report its energy use?

1323 W Morse 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:256563:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.