57 63 W Grand Ave

How does 57 63 W Grand Ave compare with other office buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 57 63 W Grand Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 105.6 kBtu/ft² is about 50% above the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.8 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 17% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 78,868 sq ft, it is about 84% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1912, 44 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 57 63 W Grand Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 57 63 W Grand Ave, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 64 in 2015 to 49 in 2023 (-15 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 64. Site EUI moved from 107.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 105.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 890 tCO₂e to 691 tCO₂e over the same span (down 22%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. 57 63 W Grand Ave's 105.6 kBtu/ft² across 78,868 sq ft works out to about 8.3 billion Btu (2,441 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 174.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 840,883 kWh of electricity and 54,570 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 57 63 W Grand Ave to report its energy use?

57 63 W Grand 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:135113:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.