At a glance
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board is a 68,150-square-foot office building at 333 S. Ashland Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1930. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 62 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 84.0 kBtu/ft² and 402 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 62 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 84.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 402 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 329,994 kWh |
| Natural gas | 45,971 therms |
| Water use | 854 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 68,150 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:175475:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 62 | +2 | 84.0 kBtu/ft² | 402 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | ±0 | 88.3 kBtu/ft² | 416 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 60 | -3 | 84.6 kBtu/ft² | 424 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 63 | -2 | 83.2 kBtu/ft² | 421 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 65 | +28 | 76.7 kBtu/ft² | 432 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 37 | -47 | 101.6 kBtu/ft² | 535 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 84 | +18 | 71.5 kBtu/ft² | 446 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 66 | -10 | 88.0 kBtu/ft² | 523 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 76 | 81.0 kBtu/ft² | 542 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
- 333 S. Ashland Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 41.99457, -87.66852
Within ~1 km
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How does Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board's ENERGY STAR score of 62 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 69%. Its site EUI of 84.0 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 68,150 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 26 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 Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 76 in 2015 to 62 in 2023 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 84. Site EUI moved from 81.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 84.0 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 542 tCO₂e to 402 tCO₂e over the same span (down 26%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 62 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 62 means the building performs better than about 62% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 62 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 13 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. Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board's 84.0 kBtu/ft² across 68,150 sq ft works out to about 5.7 billion Btu (1,678 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 117.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 329,994 kWh of electricity, 45,971 therms of natural gas and 854 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board to report its energy use?
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board 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:175475:2023). 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 Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board's energy grade?
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board scores 62 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 84.0 kBtu/ft² (117.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 68,150 sq ft, including 329,994 kWh of electricity and 45,971 therms of natural gas.
What are Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board's carbon emissions?
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board reported 402 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (5.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board?
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board is at 333 S. Ashland Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 41.99457, -87.66852 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board and when was it built?
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board has 68,150 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1930 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board 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, “Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/chicago-and-midwest-regional-joint-board-8cdbb12d (data as of October 2, 2026).