70800552 -- Chicago

How does 70800552 -- 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. 70800552 -- Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 21 compares with an average of 59 across the 39 that report a score; it scores higher than 0% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 377.6 kBtu/ft² is about 59% 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 31.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 28% above the group average of 24.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 63,284 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 72,453 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2006, 9 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 70800552 -- Chicago's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for 70800552 -- Chicago, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 62 in 2016 to 21 in 2023 (-41 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 62. Site EUI moved from 217.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 377.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 74% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,869 tCO₂e to 1,963 tCO₂e over the same span (up 5%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 21 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 21 means the building performs better than about 21% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 21 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 54 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. 70800552 -- Chicago's 377.6 kBtu/ft² across 63,284 sq ft works out to about 23.9 billion Btu (7,003 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 617.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,340,009 kWh of electricity and 159,140 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 70800552 -- Chicago to report its energy use?

70800552 -- 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:119987:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.