201 N State St

How does 201 N State St compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 201 N State St's ENERGY STAR score of 6 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 250.9 kBtu/ft² is about 128% above the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 21.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 132,872 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2009, 30 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 201 N State St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for 201 N State St, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 14 in 2016 to 6 in 2022 (-8 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 23. Site EUI moved from 279.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 250.9 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 4,064 tCO₂e to 2,905 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 6 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 6 means the building performs better than about 6% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 6 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 69 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. 201 N State St's 250.9 kBtu/ft² across 132,872 sq ft works out to about 33.3 billion Btu (9,770 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 453.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,230,587 kWh of electricity and 188,991 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 201 N State St to report its energy use?

201 N State St 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:160217:2022). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.