2970 North Sheridan

How does 2970 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. 2970 North Sheridan's ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 87% of them and lower than 12%. Its site EUI of 68.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 244,440 sq ft, it is about 19% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 46 years earlier 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 2970 North Sheridan's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 2970 North Sheridan, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score was 94 in both 2016 and 2023. Site EUI moved from 75.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 68.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,448 tCO₂e to 1,186 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 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. 2970 North Sheridan's 68.2 kBtu/ft² across 244,440 sq ft works out to about 16.7 billion Btu (4,886 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 96.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,017,239 kWh of electricity and 131,894 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2970 North Sheridan to report its energy use?

2970 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:168225:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.