53100527--CHICAGO

How does 53100527--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. 53100527--CHICAGO's ENERGY STAR score of 27 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 328.9 kBtu/ft² is about 38% above the average of 238.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 37.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 56% above the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 54,963 sq ft, it is about 24% below 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 53100527--CHICAGO's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 53100527--CHICAGO, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2015 to 27 in 2023 (-34 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 75. Site EUI moved from 317.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 328.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,174 tCO₂e to 2,079 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 27 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 27 means the building performs better than about 27% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 27 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 48 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. 53100527--CHICAGO's 328.9 kBtu/ft² across 54,963 sq ft works out to about 18.1 billion Btu (5,298 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 755.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,775,734 kWh of electricity and 51,936 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 53100527--CHICAGO to report its energy use?

53100527--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:125235:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.