Autumn Green at Wright Campus

How does Autumn Green at Wright Campus 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. Autumn Green at Wright Campus's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 47 across the 55 that report a score; it scores higher than 67% of them and lower than 29%. Its site EUI of 70.5 kBtu/ft² is about 32% below the average of 103.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% below the group average of 8.4 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 128,542 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 123,934 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 23 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 Autumn Green at Wright Campus's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Autumn Green at Wright Campus, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 34 in 2016 to 60 in 2023 (+26 points). Site EUI moved from 82.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 70.5 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 15% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,182 tCO₂e to 820 tCO₂e over the same span (down 31%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 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 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 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. Autumn Green at Wright Campus's 70.5 kBtu/ft² across 128,542 sq ft works out to about 9.1 billion Btu (2,656 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 127.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,142,558 kWh of electricity and 51,658 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Autumn Green at Wright Campus to report its energy use?

Autumn Green at Wright Campus 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:260025:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.