Center on Halsted

How does Center on Halsted compare with other mixed use property buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 40 mixed use property buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Center on Halsted's ENERGY STAR score of 31 compares with an average of 59 across the 11 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 213.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 98.2 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 22.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about twice the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 103,640 sq ft, it is about 85% below the average floor area of 689,510 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2007, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1969). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Center on Halsted's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Center on Halsted, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2015 to 31 in 2023 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 99. Site EUI moved from 179.8 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 213.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 19% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,508 tCO₂e to 2,282 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 31 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 31 means the building performs better than about 31% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 31 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 44 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. Center on Halsted's 213.2 kBtu/ft² across 103,640 sq ft works out to about 22.1 billion Btu (6,476 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 439.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,739,934 kWh of electricity and 93,396 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Center on Halsted to report its energy use?

Center on Halsted 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:121059:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.