6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association

How does 6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association 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. 6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 79% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 71.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 63,000 sq ft, it is about 69% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1918, 53 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 6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 18 in 2016 to 89 in 2023 (+71 points). Site EUI moved from 96.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 71.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 26% decrease. Reported emissions went from 418 tCO₂e to 295 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association's 71.4 kBtu/ft² across 63,000 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,318 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 93.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 190,234 kWh of electricity and 38,462 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association to report its energy use?

6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association 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:173871:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.