Sheridan Park

How does Sheridan Park 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. Sheridan Park's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 128.6 kBtu/ft² is about 79% 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 8.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 43% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 55,300 sq ft, it is about 73% below the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1929, 42 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 Sheridan Park's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Sheridan Park, covering report years 2016–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2016 to 44 in 2023 (-11 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 55. Site EUI moved from 130.0 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 128.6 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 513 tCO₂e to 461 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. Sheridan Park's 128.6 kBtu/ft² across 55,300 sq ft works out to about 7.1 billion Btu (2,084 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 165.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 280,546 kWh of electricity, 61,569 therms of natural gas and 6,336 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Sheridan Park to report its energy use?

Sheridan Park 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:252259:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.