Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association

How does Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association 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. Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 75 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 60% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 62.2 kBtu/ft² is about 14% 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 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 16% below the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 56,000 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1920, 51 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 Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2016 to 75 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 91. Site EUI moved from 55.6 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 62.2 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 12% increase. Reported emissions went from 406 tCO₂e to 272 tCO₂e over the same span (down 33%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 75 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 75 means the building performs better than about 75% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 75 falls in band B — above median (70–84). 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. Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association's 62.2 kBtu/ft² across 56,000 sq ft works out to about 3.5 billion Btu (1,021 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 99.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 317,345 kWh of electricity and 23,983 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association to report its energy use?

Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association 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:113335:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.