Viceroy Chicago

How does Viceroy Chicago compare with other hotel buildings in Chicago?

The latest disclosures cover 88 hotel buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Viceroy Chicago's ENERGY STAR score of 66 compares with an average of 51 across the 77 that report a score; it scores higher than 66% of them and lower than 31%. Its site EUI of 134.3 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 110.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 12.0 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% above the group average of 10.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 134,668 sq ft, it is about 61% below the average floor area of 343,808 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2017, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².

How has Viceroy Chicago's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for Viceroy Chicago, covering report years 2018–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 53 in 2018 to 66 in 2023 (+13 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 68. Site EUI moved from 153.8 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 134.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 2,107 tCO₂e to 1,615 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 66 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 66 means the building performs better than about 66% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 66 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 9 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. Viceroy Chicago's 134.3 kBtu/ft² across 134,668 sq ft works out to about 18.1 billion Btu (5,300 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 239.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 2,209,601 kWh of electricity, 105,459 therms of natural gas and 7,589 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires Viceroy Chicago to report its energy use?

Viceroy Chicago 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:255757:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.