4434 4444 N Damen Ave

How does 4434 4444 N Damen Ave 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. 4434 4444 N Damen Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 99 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 96% of them and lower than 3%. Its site EUI of 22.0 kBtu/ft² is about 69% below 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 2.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 53,800 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 36 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 4434 4444 N Damen Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for 4434 4444 N Damen Ave, covering report years 2016–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 54 in 2016 to 99 in 2022 (+45 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 100. Site EUI moved from 76.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 22.0 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 71% decrease. Reported emissions went from 351 tCO₂e to 156 tCO₂e over the same span (down 56%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 99 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 99 means the building performs better than about 99% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 99 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. 4434 4444 N Damen Ave's 22.0 kBtu/ft² across 53,800 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (347 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 61.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 347,069 kWh of electricity and 0 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 4434 4444 N Damen Ave to report its energy use?

4434 4444 N Damen Ave 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:254001:2022). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.