6200-42 N Hoyne

How does 6200-42 N Hoyne compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 1,515 multifamily housing buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 6200-42 N Hoyne's ENERGY STAR score of 16 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 109.0 kBtu/ft² is about 51% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 165,250 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 21 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has 6200-42 N Hoyne's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 6200-42 N Hoyne, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2016 to 16 in 2023 (-32 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 48. Site EUI moved from 95.1 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 109.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,197 tCO₂e to 1,238 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 16 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 16 means the building performs better than about 16% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 16 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 59 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. 6200-42 N Hoyne's 109.0 kBtu/ft² across 165,250 sq ft works out to about 18 billion Btu (5,279 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 148.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 949,447 kWh of electricity and 147,717 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 6200-42 N Hoyne to report its energy use?

6200-42 N Hoyne 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:252326:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.