Haberdasher SOuare Lofts

How does Haberdasher SOuare Lofts 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. Haberdasher SOuare Lofts's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 55% of them and lower than 44%. Its site EUI of 56.3 kBtu/ft² is about 22% below 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 4.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 420,684 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 44 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 Haberdasher SOuare Lofts's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Haberdasher SOuare Lofts, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2016 to 71 in 2023 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 78. Site EUI moved from 51.3 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 56.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,412 tCO₂e to 1,977 tCO₂e over the same span (down 18%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 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 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 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. Haberdasher SOuare Lofts's 56.3 kBtu/ft² across 420,684 sq ft works out to about 23.7 billion Btu (6,941 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 93.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,424,996 kWh of electricity and 154,262 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Haberdasher SOuare Lofts to report its energy use?

Haberdasher SOuare Lofts 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:254409:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.