Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation

How does Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 1,515 multifamily housing buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation's ENERGY STAR score of 59 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 41% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 69.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 26% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 58,656 sq ft, it is about 72% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1915, 56 years earlier than the group's average year built (1971). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².

How has Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2016 to 59 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 68. Site EUI moved from 79.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 69.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 12% decrease. Reported emissions went from 298 tCO₂e to 253 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 59 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 59 means the building performs better than about 59% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 59 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 16 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 Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation's 69.8 kBtu/ft² across 58,656 sq ft works out to about 4.1 billion Btu (1,200 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 85.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 119,575 kWh of electricity and 36,884 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation to report its energy use?

Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation 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:175383:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.