7200SSDR

How does 7200SSDR 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. 7200SSDR's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 57% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 61.2 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below 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 3.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 77,607 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 56 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 7200SSDR's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for 7200SSDR, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2018 to 73 in 2023 (+52 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 83. Site EUI moved from 95.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 61.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 36% decrease. Reported emissions went from 507 tCO₂e to 305 tCO₂e over the same span (down 40%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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. 7200SSDR's 61.2 kBtu/ft² across 77,607 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,392 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 175,923 kWh of electricity and 41,530 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 7200SSDR to report its energy use?

7200SSDR 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:175580:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.