53100516--CHICAGO

How does 53100516--CHICAGO compare with other supermarket/grocery store buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 44 supermarket/grocery store buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 53100516--CHICAGO's ENERGY STAR score of 69 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 64% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 251.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 238.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 24.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 80,033 sq ft, it is about 10% above the average floor area of 72,453 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2013, 16 years later than the group's average year built (1997). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,646 supermarket/grocery store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 176.1 kBtu/ft².

How has 53100516--CHICAGO's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 53100516--CHICAGO, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2016 to 69 in 2023 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 78. Site EUI moved from 250.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 251.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,782 tCO₂e to 1,982 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 69 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 69 means the building performs better than about 69% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 69 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 6 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. 53100516--CHICAGO's 251.3 kBtu/ft² across 80,033 sq ft works out to about 20.1 billion Btu (5,894 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 494.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,085,094 kWh of electricity and 95,885 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 53100516--CHICAGO to report its energy use?

53100516--CHICAGO 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:120299:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.