4437 S CICERO AVE

How does 4437 S CICERO AVE compare with other senior living community buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 58 senior living community buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 4437 S CICERO AVE's ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 89% of them and lower than 9%. Its site EUI of 88.6 kBtu/ft² is about 14% below the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% below the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 133,683 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 6 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has 4437 S CICERO AVE's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 4437 S CICERO AVE, covering report years 2017–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 68 in 2017 to 87 in 2022 (+19 points). Site EUI moved from 97.7 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 946 tCO₂e to 695 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 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. 4437 S CICERO AVE's 88.6 kBtu/ft² across 133,683 sq ft works out to about 11.8 billion Btu (3,471 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 144.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 854,390 kWh of electricity and 58,513 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 4437 S CICERO AVE to report its energy use?

4437 S CICERO 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:118557:2022). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.