Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center
Other - Recreation in Evanston, IL · 1655 Foster Ave. · 60201
At a glance
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center is a 34,300-square-foot other - recreation building at 1655 Foster Ave. in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1965. In its 2019 Evanston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 92.3 kBtu/ft² and 251 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 92.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 251 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 224,926 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23,969 therms |
| Water use | 188 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 34,300 sq ft |
| Source record | evanston:105273:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | — | 92.3 kBtu/ft² | 251 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 97.1 kBtu/ft² | 310 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25)
Evanston's Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) requires buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more to benchmark and report energy and water use by June 30 each year; the city says non-compliance fines of $250 per month begin January 1, 2027.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1655 Foster Ave.
- City
- Evanston
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60201
Within ~1 km
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How does Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center compare with other buildings in Evanston?
The latest disclosures cover 366 benchmarked buildings in Evanston. Its site EUI of 92.3 kBtu/ft² is about 15% below the average of 108.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 7.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% below the group average of 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 34,300 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 96,970 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1965, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1955). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Evanston disclosures for Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center, covering report years 2018–2019. Site EUI moved from 97.1 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 92.3 kBtu/ft² (2019), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 310 tCO₂e to 251 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does a site EUI of 92.3 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center's 92.3 kBtu/ft² across 34,300 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (928 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 136.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 224,926 kWh of electricity, 23,969 therms of natural gas and 188 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center to report its energy use?
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center reports under the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25), the legal basis of Evanston's Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2019 disclosure (source record evanston:105273:2019). Evanston's Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) requires buildings of 20,000 sq ft or more to benchmark and report energy and water use by June 30 each year; the city says non-compliance fines of $250 per month begin January 1, 2027.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center's energy grade?
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 92.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 92.3 kBtu/ft² (136.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 34,300 sq ft, including 224,926 kWh of electricity and 23,969 therms of natural gas.
What are Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center's carbon emissions?
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center reported 251 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (7.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center?
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center is at 1655 Foster Ave., in Evanston, Illinois 60201.
How big is Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center and when was it built?
Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center has 34,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1965 as its year built. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center covered by the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25)?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking (Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Fleetwood Jourdain Community Center, Evanston, Illinois — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/evanston/fleetwood-jourdain-community-center-6ffb3031 (data as of July 9, 2026).