Hotel Monaco Chicago

How does Hotel Monaco Chicago compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Hotel Monaco Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 25 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 187.2 kBtu/ft² is about 70% above the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 122,666 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1998, 19 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Hotel Monaco Chicago's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Hotel Monaco Chicago, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 15 in 2016 to 25 in 2023 (+10 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 46. Site EUI moved from 223.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 187.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,820 tCO₂e to 1,590 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 25 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 25 means the building performs better than about 25% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 25 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 50 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. Hotel Monaco Chicago's 187.2 kBtu/ft² across 122,666 sq ft works out to about 23 billion Btu (6,730 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 252.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,254,120 kWh of electricity, 145,193 therms of natural gas and 5,059 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Hotel Monaco Chicago to report its energy use?

Hotel Monaco Chicago 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:251317:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.