U Of C - Donoghue
K-12 School in Chicago, IL · 707 E 37th St · 60653
At a glance
U Of C - Donoghue is a 74,828-square-foot K-12 school at 707 E 37th St in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1963. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 20 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 96.7 kBtu/ft² and 561 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% of the 365 scored K-12 school buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 20 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 96.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 149.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 561 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 595,840 kWh |
| Natural gas | 52,062 therms |
| Gross floor area | 74,828 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251535:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 20 | +9 | 96.7 kBtu/ft² | 561 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 11 | -6 | 131.9 kBtu/ft² | 710 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 17 | -16 | 109.1 kBtu/ft² | 639 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 33 | 91.3 kBtu/ft² | 541 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 17 | -14 | 109.9 kBtu/ft² | 726 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 31 | +4 | 101.7 kBtu/ft² | 712 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 27 | +1 | 105.3 kBtu/ft² | 746 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 26 | 109.2 kBtu/ft² | 780 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 707 E 37th St
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60653
- Coordinates
- 41.96251, -87.67915
Within ~1 km
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How does U Of C - Donoghue compare with other K-12 school buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 543 K-12 school buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. U Of C - Donoghue's ENERGY STAR score of 20 compares with an average of 45 across the 365 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 96.7 kBtu/ft² is about 33% above the average of 72.7 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 21% above the group average of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 74,828 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 121,824 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1963, 20 years later than the group's average year built (1943). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has U Of C - Donoghue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for U Of C - Donoghue, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2015 to 20 in 2023 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 33. Site EUI moved from 109.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 96.7 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 780 tCO₂e to 561 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 20 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 20 means the building performs better than about 20% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 20 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 55 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. U Of C - Donoghue's 96.7 kBtu/ft² across 74,828 sq ft works out to about 7.2 billion Btu (2,121 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 149.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 595,840 kWh of electricity and 52,062 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires U Of C - Donoghue to report its energy use?
U Of C - Donoghue 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:251535:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is U Of C - Donoghue's energy grade?
U Of C - Donoghue scores 20 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does U Of C - Donoghue use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 96.7 kBtu/ft² (149.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 74,828 sq ft, including 595,840 kWh of electricity and 52,062 therms of natural gas.
What are U Of C - Donoghue's carbon emissions?
U Of C - Donoghue reported 561 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is U Of C - Donoghue?
U Of C - Donoghue is at 707 E 37th St, in Chicago, Illinois 60653. Its coordinates are 41.96251, -87.67915 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is U Of C - Donoghue and when was it built?
U Of C - Donoghue has 74,828 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1963 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is U Of C - Donoghue covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “U Of C - Donoghue, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/u-of-c-donoghue-4cc9b229 (data as of October 2, 2026).