The Woodlands of Bronzeville Condominium Association

How does The Woodlands of Bronzeville 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. The Woodlands of Bronzeville Condominium Association's ENERGY STAR score of 89 compares with an average of 62 across the 1,472 that report a score; it scores higher than 79% of them and lower than 19%. Its site EUI of 70.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with 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 7.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 5.8 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 101,941 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 206,097 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1989, 18 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 The Woodlands of Bronzeville Condominium Association's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 5 Chicago disclosures for The Woodlands of Bronzeville Condominium Association, covering report years 2018–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2019 to 89 in 2022 (+60 points). Site EUI moved from 99.2 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 70.9 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,209 tCO₂e to 738 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 89 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 89 means the building performs better than about 89% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 89 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). 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. The Woodlands of Bronzeville Condominium Association's 70.9 kBtu/ft² across 101,941 sq ft works out to about 7.2 billion Btu (2,118 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 151.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,319,147 kWh of electricity and 27,260 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires The Woodlands of Bronzeville Condominium Association to report its energy use?

The Woodlands of Bronzeville 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:172786:2022). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.