Burton-Judson Courts

How does Burton-Judson Courts compare with other residence hall/dormitory buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 25 residence hall/dormitory buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Burton-Judson Courts's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 64 across the 18 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 56%. Its site EUI of 75.2 kBtu/ft² is about 10% below the average of 83.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 7.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 201,402 sq ft, it is about 20% above the average floor area of 167,953 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1931, 45 years earlier than the group's average year built (1977). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 702 residence hall/dormitory buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 70.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Burton-Judson Courts's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Burton-Judson Courts, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2015 to 65 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 77. Site EUI moved from 73.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 75.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 1,533 tCO₂e to 1,272 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. Burton-Judson Courts's 75.2 kBtu/ft² across 201,402 sq ft works out to about 15.1 billion Btu (4,439 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 119.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,065,570 kWh of electricity for the year.

Which law requires Burton-Judson Courts to report its energy use?

Burton-Judson Courts 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:156942:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.