3170AS - Chicago, IL

How does 3170AS - Chicago, IL compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 44 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 3170AS - Chicago, IL's ENERGY STAR score of 78 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them and lower than 13%. Its site EUI of 198.0 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 238.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 20.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 15% below the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 71,923 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 72,453 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1973, 24 years earlier than the group's average year built (1997). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 3170AS - Chicago, IL's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 3170AS - Chicago, IL, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2015 to 78 in 2023 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 80. Site EUI moved from 256.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 198.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 23% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,783 tCO₂e to 1,473 tCO₂e over the same span (down 47%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 78 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 78 means the building performs better than about 78% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 78 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. 3170AS - Chicago, IL's 198.0 kBtu/ft² across 71,923 sq ft works out to about 14.2 billion Btu (4,174 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 408.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,419,954 kWh of electricity, 59,819 therms of natural gas and 1,992 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 3170AS - Chicago, IL to report its energy use?

3170AS - Chicago, IL 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:122005:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.