400 West Huron Condominium Association

How does 400 West Huron 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. 400 West Huron Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 3 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 99%. Its site EUI of 122.1 kBtu/ft² is about 70% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 74% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 78,253 sq ft, it is about 62% 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 400 West Huron Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 400 West Huron Condominium Association, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2018 to 3 in 2023 (+2 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 4. Site EUI moved from 154.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 122.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,153 tCO₂e to 794 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 3 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 3 means the building performs better than about 3% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 3 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 72 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. 400 West Huron Condominium Association's 122.1 kBtu/ft² across 78,253 sq ft works out to about 9.6 billion Btu (2,800 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 201.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 966,716 kWh of electricity and 62,536 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 400 West Huron Condominium Association to report its energy use?

400 West Huron 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:254993:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.