9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel

How does 9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. 9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 48% of them and lower than 49%. Its site EUI of 106.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 537,323 sq ft, it is about 56% above the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1990, 11 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has 9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for 9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2015 to 53 in 2023 (+27 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 85. Site EUI moved from 131.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 106.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 19% decrease. Reported emissions went from 8,093 tCO₂e to 5,102 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel's 106.9 kBtu/ft² across 537,323 sq ft works out to about 57.4 billion Btu (16,834 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 189.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 6,924,649 kWh of electricity, 338,213 therms of natural gas and 26,497 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires 9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel to report its energy use?

9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel 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:158236:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.