5114 N Christiana Ave.
College/University in Chicago, IL · 60625
At a glance
5114 N Christiana Ave. is a 73,000-square-foot college/university building in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2000. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 58.0 kBtu/ft² and 434 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 58.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 118.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 434 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 706,580 kWh |
| Natural gas | 18,248 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:254157:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 58.0 kBtu/ft² | 434 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 70.5 kBtu/ft² | 491 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 65.2 kBtu/ft² | 570 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 50.4 kBtu/ft² | 481 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 71.5 kBtu/ft² | 674 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 77.2 kBtu/ft² | 730 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 78.5 kBtu/ft² | 816 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 72.4 kBtu/ft² | 773 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 5114 N Christiana Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60625
- Coordinates
- 41.97735, -87.83829
Within ~1 km
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How does 5114 N Christiana Ave. compare with other college/university buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 92 college/university buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 58.0 kBtu/ft² is about 40% below the average of 96.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 34% below the group average of 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,000 sq ft, it is about 74% below the average floor area of 280,683 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2000, 30 years later than the group's average year built (1970). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 2,113 college/university buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 98.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 5114 N Christiana Ave.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 5114 N Christiana Ave., covering report years 2016–2023. Site EUI moved from 72.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 58.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 773 tCO₂e to 434 tCO₂e over the same span (down 44%).
What does a site EUI of 58.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 5114 N Christiana Ave.'s 58.0 kBtu/ft² across 73,000 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,241 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 118.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 706,580 kWh of electricity and 18,248 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 5114 N Christiana Ave. to report its energy use?
5114 N Christiana 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 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:254157:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 5114 N Christiana Ave.'s energy grade?
5114 N Christiana Ave. did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 5114 N Christiana Ave. use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 58.0 kBtu/ft² (118.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,000 sq ft, including 706,580 kWh of electricity and 18,248 therms of natural gas.
What are 5114 N Christiana Ave.'s carbon emissions?
5114 N Christiana Ave. reported 434 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is 5114 N Christiana Ave.?
5114 N Christiana Ave. is in Chicago, Illinois 60625. Its coordinates are 41.97735, -87.83829 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is 5114 N Christiana Ave. and when was it built?
5114 N Christiana Ave. has 73,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2000 as its year built. It is classed as college/university.
Is 5114 N Christiana Ave. covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “5114 N Christiana Ave., Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/5114-n-christiana-ave-064bf7cb (data as of October 2, 2026).