2950 North Sheridan

How does 2950 North Sheridan 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. 2950 North Sheridan's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 30% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 73.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 135,460 sq ft, it is about 34% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 46 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 2950 North Sheridan's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 2950 North Sheridan, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2018 to 48 in 2023 (-47 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 95. Site EUI moved from 41.5 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 73.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 77% increase. Reported emissions went from 878 tCO₂e to 977 tCO₂e over the same span (up 11%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. 2950 North Sheridan's 73.3 kBtu/ft² across 135,460 sq ft works out to about 9.9 billion Btu (2,910 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 143.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,516,788 kWh of electricity and 47,526 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2950 North Sheridan to report its energy use?

2950 North Sheridan 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:254999:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.