345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association

How does 345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association 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. 345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 57% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 70.4 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 5.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 291,527 sq ft, it is about 41% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1972 construction date is close to 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 345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 15 in 2015 to 73 in 2023 (+58 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 75. Site EUI moved from 101.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 70.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 31% decrease. Reported emissions went from 3,103 tCO₂e to 1,602 tCO₂e over the same span (down 48%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association's 70.4 kBtu/ft² across 291,527 sq ft works out to about 20.5 billion Btu (6,015 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 109.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,728,001 kWh of electricity, 146,318 therms of natural gas and 9,980 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association to report its energy use?

345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association 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:240557:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.