207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor

How does 207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor compare with other senior living community buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 58 senior living community buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 64% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 84.3 kBtu/ft² is about 18% below the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% below the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 63,595 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1995 construction date is close to the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2016 to 57 in 2023 (+14 points). Site EUI moved from 94.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 84.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 538 tCO₂e to 390 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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. 207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor's 84.3 kBtu/ft² across 63,595 sq ft works out to about 5.4 billion Btu (1,571 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 122.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 357,273 kWh of electricity, 41,390 therms of natural gas and 2,423 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor to report its energy use?

207-Senior Suites of Ravenswood Manor 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:117309:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.