Juvenile Courthouse
Courthouse in Chicago, IL · 2245 W. Ogden Ave. · 60612
At a glance
Juvenile Courthouse is a 412,596-square-foot courthouse building at 2245 W. Ogden Ave. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1993. In its 2017 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 63 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 94.8 kBtu/ft² and 5,553 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 50% of the 2,464 scored buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2017
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 63 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 94.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 233.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 5,553 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 13.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 7,728,251 kWh |
| Natural gas | 127,575 therms |
| Gross floor area | 412,596 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:100858:2017 |
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
- 2245 W. Ogden Ave.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60612
- Coordinates
- 41.86762, -87.68104
Within ~1 km
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How does Juvenile Courthouse compare with other buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 3,852 benchmarked buildings in Chicago. Juvenile Courthouse's ENERGY STAR score of 63 compares with an average of 60 across the 2,464 that report a score. Its site EUI of 94.8 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 84.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 13.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 80% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 412,596 sq ft, it is about 69% above the average floor area of 244,008 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1993, 26 years later than the group's average year built (1967). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 178 courthouse buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 62 and a site EUI of 76.2 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 63 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 63 means the building performs better than about 63% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 63 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 12 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. Juvenile Courthouse's 94.8 kBtu/ft² across 412,596 sq ft works out to about 39.1 billion Btu (11,463 MWh-equivalent) in 2017. Its source EUI of 233.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,728,251 kWh of electricity and 127,575 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Juvenile Courthouse to report its energy use?
Juvenile Courthouse 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 2017 disclosure (source record chicago:100858:2017). 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 Juvenile Courthouse's energy grade?
Juvenile Courthouse scores 63 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2017 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Juvenile Courthouse use?
Its 2017 site energy-use intensity was 94.8 kBtu/ft² (233.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 412,596 sq ft, including 7,728,251 kWh of electricity and 127,575 therms of natural gas.
What are Juvenile Courthouse's carbon emissions?
Juvenile Courthouse reported 5,553 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (13.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2017.
Where is Juvenile Courthouse?
Juvenile Courthouse is at 2245 W. Ogden Ave., in Chicago, Illinois 60612. Its coordinates are 41.86762, -87.68104 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Juvenile Courthouse and when was it built?
Juvenile Courthouse has 412,596 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2017 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1993 as its year built. It is classed as courthouse.
Is Juvenile Courthouse covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2017 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, “Juvenile Courthouse, Chicago, Illinois — 2017 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/juvenile-courthouse-0da8c481 (data as of October 2, 2026).