Clybourn

How does Clybourn compare with other retail store buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 50 retail store buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Clybourn's ENERGY STAR score of 83 compares with an average of 60 across the 36 that report a score; it scores higher than 83% of them and lower than 14%. Its site EUI of 43.4 kBtu/ft² is about 43% below the average of 75.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 5.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 30% below the group average of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 144,180 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 184,393 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 12 years later than the group's average year built (1984). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Clybourn's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Clybourn, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 67 in 2015 to 83 in 2023 (+16 points). Site EUI moved from 57.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 43.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 25% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,617 tCO₂e to 818 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 83 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 83 means the building performs better than about 83% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 83 falls in band B — above median (70–84). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. Clybourn's 43.4 kBtu/ft² across 144,180 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,834 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 113.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,640,794 kWh of electricity and 6,570 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Clybourn to report its energy use?

Clybourn 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:251233:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.