At a glance
Woodlawn Social Services Center is a 66,084-square-foot office building at 950 East 61st Street in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1970. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 99.3 kBtu/ft² and 630 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 13% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 99.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 183.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 630 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.5 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 772,099 kWh |
| Water use | 410 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 66,084 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:252060:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 48 | +3 | 99.3 kBtu/ft² | 630 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 45 | -1 | 105.4 kBtu/ft² | 642 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 46 | -6 | 103.3 kBtu/ft² | 659 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 52 | +12 | 96.5 kBtu/ft² | 648 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 40 | +8 | 111.6 kBtu/ft² | 760 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 32 | -31 | 109.9 kBtu/ft² | 781 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 63 | +2 | 93.0 kBtu/ft² | 743 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 61 | -9 | 99.8 kBtu/ft² | 769 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 70 | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | 727 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
- 950 East 61st Street
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60637
- Coordinates
- 41.87080, -87.63264
Within ~1 km
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How does Woodlawn Social Services Center compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Woodlawn Social Services Center's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 85%. Its site EUI of 99.3 kBtu/ft² is about 41% above the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.5 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 66,084 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 14 years later than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has Woodlawn Social Services Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Woodlawn Social Services Center, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 70 in 2015 to 48 in 2023 (-22 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 70. Site EUI moved from 87.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 99.3 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 13% increase. Reported emissions went from 727 tCO₂e to 630 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. Woodlawn Social Services Center's 99.3 kBtu/ft² across 66,084 sq ft works out to about 6.6 billion Btu (1,923 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 183.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 772,099 kWh of electricity and 410 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Woodlawn Social Services Center to report its energy use?
Woodlawn Social Services Center 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:252060:2023). 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 Woodlawn Social Services Center's energy grade?
Woodlawn Social Services Center scores 48 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 Woodlawn Social Services Center use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 99.3 kBtu/ft² (183.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 66,084 sq ft, including 772,099 kWh of electricity.
What are Woodlawn Social Services Center's carbon emissions?
Woodlawn Social Services Center reported 630 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.5 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Woodlawn Social Services Center?
Woodlawn Social Services Center is at 950 East 61st Street, in Chicago, Illinois 60637. Its coordinates are 41.87080, -87.63264 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Woodlawn Social Services Center and when was it built?
Woodlawn Social Services Center has 66,084 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Woodlawn Social Services Center 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, “Woodlawn Social Services Center, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/woodlawn-social-services-center-b6525f93 (data as of October 2, 2026).