Jordan

How does Jordan compare with other K-12 school buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 543 K-12 school buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Jordan's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 45 across the 365 that report a score; it scores higher than 45% of them and lower than 53%. Its site EUI of 69.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 66,950 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 121,824 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 50 years later than the group's average year built (1943). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Jordan's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Jordan, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 59 in 2015 to 40 in 2023 (-19 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 59. Site EUI moved from 77.3 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 69.8 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 10% decrease. Reported emissions went from 522 tCO₂e to 404 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 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. Jordan's 69.8 kBtu/ft² across 66,950 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,370 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 120.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 524,589 kWh of electricity and 28,863 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Jordan to report its energy use?

Jordan 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:162360:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.