Oakdale Terrace

How does Oakdale Terrace 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. Oakdale Terrace's ENERGY STAR score of 58 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 40% of them and lower than 59%. Its site EUI of 109.6 kBtu/ft² is about 52% 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 7.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 33% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 60,567 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1973 construction date is close to 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 Oakdale Terrace's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Oakdale Terrace, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 47 in 2016 to 58 in 2023 (+11 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 66. Site EUI moved from 117.5 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 109.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 580 tCO₂e to 467 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 58 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 58 means the building performs better than about 58% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 58 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 17 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. Oakdale Terrace's 109.6 kBtu/ft² across 60,567 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,945 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 153.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 384,821 kWh of electricity and 53,278 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Oakdale Terrace to report its energy use?

Oakdale Terrace 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:254226:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.