Archer Heights Health Care LLC

How does Archer Heights Health Care LLC compare with other senior living community buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 58 senior living community buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Archer Heights Health Care LLC's ENERGY STAR score of 36 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 36% of them and lower than 60%. Its site EUI of 120.7 kBtu/ft² is about 17% above the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 98,903 sq ft, it is about 20% below the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1999, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1994). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².

How has Archer Heights Health Care LLC's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Archer Heights Health Care LLC, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 22 in 2018 to 36 in 2023 (+14 points). Site EUI moved from 184.4 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 120.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 35% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,009 tCO₂e to 881 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 36 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 36 means the building performs better than about 36% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 36 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 39 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. Archer Heights Health Care LLC's 120.7 kBtu/ft² across 98,903 sq ft works out to about 11.9 billion Btu (3,499 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 177.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 833,443 kWh of electricity and 90,943 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Archer Heights Health Care LLC to report its energy use?

Archer Heights Health Care LLC 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:172641:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.