53100539 -- Chicago

How does 53100539 -- 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. 53100539 -- Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 33% of them and lower than 64%. Its site EUI of 231.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 238.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 22.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 72,115 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 72,453 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 19 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 53100539 -- Chicago's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for 53100539 -- Chicago, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 57 in 2017 to 52 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 57. Site EUI moved from 273.1 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 231.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,245 tCO₂e to 1,618 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 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. 53100539 -- Chicago's 231.6 kBtu/ft² across 72,115 sq ft works out to about 16.7 billion Btu (4,895 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 447.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,468,783 kWh of electricity and 82,744 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 53100539 -- Chicago to report its energy use?

53100539 -- 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:255002:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.