Edgewater Presbyterian Church
Worship Facility in Chicago, IL · 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave · 60640
At a glance
Edgewater Presbyterian Church is a 62,500-square-foot worship facility at 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1926. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 35 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 71.8 kBtu/ft² and 253 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 56% of the 9 scored worship facility buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 35 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 71.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 80.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 253 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 55,153 kWh |
| Natural gas | 42,971 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,500 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:109191:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 35 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | — | — | — |
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
- 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60640
- Coordinates
- 41.68723, -87.67965
Within ~1 km
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How does Edgewater Presbyterian Church compare with other worship facility buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 14 worship facility buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Edgewater Presbyterian Church's ENERGY STAR score of 35 compares with an average of 30 across the 9 that report a score; it scores higher than 56% of them and lower than 33%. Its site EUI of 71.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 69.6 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,500 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 98,226 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1926, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1942). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,035 worship facility buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 50 and a site EUI of 47.8 kBtu/ft².
How has Edgewater Presbyterian Church's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Edgewater Presbyterian Church, covering report years 2017–2023. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 35 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 35 means the building performs better than about 35% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 35 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 40 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. Edgewater Presbyterian Church's 71.8 kBtu/ft² across 62,500 sq ft works out to about 4.5 billion Btu (1,315 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 80.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 55,153 kWh of electricity and 42,971 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Edgewater Presbyterian Church to report its energy use?
Edgewater Presbyterian Church 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:109191:2023). 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 Edgewater Presbyterian Church's energy grade?
Edgewater Presbyterian Church scores 35 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Edgewater Presbyterian Church use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 71.8 kBtu/ft² (80.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,500 sq ft, including 55,153 kWh of electricity and 42,971 therms of natural gas.
What are Edgewater Presbyterian Church's carbon emissions?
Edgewater Presbyterian Church reported 253 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Edgewater Presbyterian Church?
Edgewater Presbyterian Church is at 1020 W Bryn Mawr Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60640. Its coordinates are 41.68723, -87.67965 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Edgewater Presbyterian Church and when was it built?
Edgewater Presbyterian Church has 62,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1926 as its year built. It is classed as worship facility.
Is Edgewater Presbyterian Church 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, “Edgewater Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/edgewater-presbyterian-church-3fb89543 (data as of October 2, 2026).