At a glance
Academy of General Dentistry is a 113,151-square-foot office building at 560 - 566 W. Lake in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1920. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 75 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 47.2 kBtu/ft² and 748 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 51% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 75 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 47.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 132.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 748 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,565,774 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 113,151 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:130634:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 75 | +6 | 47.2 kBtu/ft² | 748 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 69 | -6 | 53.5 kBtu/ft² | 798 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 75 | +1 | 48.0 kBtu/ft² | 775 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 74 | +7 | 48.7 kBtu/ft² | 861 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 67 | +6 | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 61 | -20 | 54.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,017 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 81 | -2 | 51.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,071 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 83 | +1 | 50.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,047 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 82 | 50.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,158 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 560 - 566 W. Lake
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60661
- Coordinates
- 41.99107, -87.65670
Within ~1 km
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How does Academy of General Dentistry compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Academy of General Dentistry's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 51% of them and lower than 47%. Its site EUI of 47.2 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 12% below the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 113,151 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 36 years earlier than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Academy of General Dentistry's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Academy of General Dentistry, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 82 in 2015 to 75 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 83. Site EUI moved from 50.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 47.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,158 tCO₂e to 748 tCO₂e over the same span (down 35%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Academy of General Dentistry's 47.2 kBtu/ft² across 113,151 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,565 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 132.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,565,774 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires Academy of General Dentistry to report its energy use?
Academy of General Dentistry 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:130634:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Academy of General Dentistry's energy grade?
Academy of General Dentistry scores 75 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Academy of General Dentistry use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 47.2 kBtu/ft² (132.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 113,151 sq ft, including 1,565,774 kWh of electricity.
What are Academy of General Dentistry's carbon emissions?
Academy of General Dentistry reported 748 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Academy of General Dentistry?
Academy of General Dentistry is at 560 - 566 W. Lake, in Chicago, Illinois 60661. Its coordinates are 41.99107, -87.65670 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Academy of General Dentistry and when was it built?
Academy of General Dentistry has 113,151 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1920 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Academy of General Dentistry covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Academy of General Dentistry, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/academy-of-general-dentistry-ecdf4e28 (data as of October 2, 2026).