(IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West

How does (IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West 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. (IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 79% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 46.4 kBtu/ft² is about 36% 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 4.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 250,348 sq ft, it is about 21% above the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1930, 41 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 (IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for (IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 9 in 2015 to 89 in 2023 (+80 points). Site EUI moved from 84.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 46.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 45% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,726 tCO₂e to 994 tCO₂e over the same span (down 64%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. (IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West's 46.4 kBtu/ft² across 250,348 sq ft works out to about 11.6 billion Btu (3,404 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 79.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,275,310 kWh of electricity and 72,525 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires (IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West to report its energy use?

(IL278) - 2000 N. Lincoln Park West 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:158640:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.