At a glance
Garfield Center is a 62,660-square-foot office building at 10 S. Kedzie Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1971. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 41 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 117.4 kBtu/ft² and 760 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 41 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 117.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 242.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 760 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 12.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,245,847 kWh |
| Natural gas | 31,064 therms |
| Gross floor area | 62,660 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:250060:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 41 | +7 | 117.4 kBtu/ft² | 760 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 34 | -10 | 147.1 kBtu/ft² | 810 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 44 | -2 | 114.3 kBtu/ft² | 751 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 46 | 105.9 kBtu/ft² | 788 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 134.7 kBtu/ft² | 940 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 137.7 kBtu/ft² | 995 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 112.8 kBtu/ft² | 991 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 121.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,077 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 122.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,135 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
- 10 S. Kedzie Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60612
- Coordinates
- 41.95855, -87.64663
Within ~1 km
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How does Garfield Center compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Garfield Center's ENERGY STAR score of 41 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 90%. Its site EUI of 117.4 kBtu/ft² is about 67% 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 12.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 61% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 62,660 sq ft, it is about 87% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1971, 15 years later 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 Garfield Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Garfield Center, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 46 in 2020 to 41 in 2023 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 46. Site EUI moved from 122.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 117.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,135 tCO₂e to 760 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 41 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 41 means the building performs better than about 41% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 41 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 34 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. Garfield Center's 117.4 kBtu/ft² across 62,660 sq ft works out to about 7.4 billion Btu (2,156 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 242.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,245,847 kWh of electricity and 31,064 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Garfield Center to report its energy use?
Garfield Center 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:250060:2023). 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 Garfield Center's energy grade?
Garfield Center scores 41 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 Garfield Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 117.4 kBtu/ft² (242.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 62,660 sq ft, including 1,245,847 kWh of electricity and 31,064 therms of natural gas.
What are Garfield Center's carbon emissions?
Garfield Center reported 760 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (12.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Garfield Center?
Garfield Center is at 10 S. Kedzie Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60612. Its coordinates are 41.95855, -87.64663 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Garfield Center and when was it built?
Garfield Center has 62,660 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1971 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Garfield Center 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, “Garfield Center, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/garfield-center-881ef1d6 (data as of October 2, 2026).