227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin

How does 227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin 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. 227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin's ENERGY STAR score of 91 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 93% of them and lower than 5%. Its site EUI of 49.6 kBtu/ft² is about half of 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 4.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 60,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1996 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 227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 43 in 2016 to 91 in 2023 (+48 points). Site EUI moved from 98.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 49.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 50% decrease. Reported emissions went from 542 tCO₂e to 278 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 91 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 91 means the building performs better than about 91% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 91 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin's 49.6 kBtu/ft² across 60,000 sq ft works out to about 3 billion Btu (872 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 92.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 403,597 kWh of electricity, 15,969 therms of natural gas and 4,890 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin to report its energy use?

227-Senior Suites-Belmont Cragin 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:117014:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.