Kenmore

How does Kenmore 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. Kenmore's ENERGY STAR score of 18 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 9% of them and lower than 91%. Its site EUI of 88.6 kBtu/ft² is about 23% above the average of 72.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 29% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 90,528 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2010, 39 years later 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 Kenmore's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Kenmore, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 46 in 2016 to 18 in 2023 (-28 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 46. Site EUI moved from 74.8 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 88.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 18% increase. Reported emissions went from 710 tCO₂e to 683 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 18 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 18 means the building performs better than about 18% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 18 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 57 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. Kenmore's 88.6 kBtu/ft² across 90,528 sq ft works out to about 8 billion Btu (2,351 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 150.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 867,446 kWh of electricity and 50,650 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Kenmore to report its energy use?

Kenmore 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:107939:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.