The Cradle Society
Other - Public Services in Evanston, IL · 2049 Ridge Avenue · 60201
At a glance
The Cradle Society is a 37,000-square-foot other - public services building at 2049 Ridge Avenue in Evanston, Illinois, built in 1939. In its 2019 Evanston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 131.9 kBtu/ft² and 433 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Healthy Buildings Ordinance (1-O-25) · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 131.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 214.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 433 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.7 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 470,174 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,746 therms |
| Water use | 435 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 37,000 sq ft |
| Source record | evanston:100626:2019 |
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
- 2049 Ridge Avenue
- City
- Evanston
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60201
Within ~1 km
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How does The Cradle Society compare with other buildings in Evanston?
The latest disclosures cover 366 benchmarked buildings in Evanston. Its site EUI of 131.9 kBtu/ft² is about 22% above the average of 108.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 11.7 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 27% above the group average of 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 37,000 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 96,970 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1939, 16 years earlier than the group's average year built (1955). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 346 other - public services buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 34 and a site EUI of 83.8 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 131.9 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. The Cradle Society's 131.9 kBtu/ft² across 37,000 sq ft works out to about 4.9 billion Btu (1,430 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 214.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 470,174 kWh of electricity, 32,746 therms of natural gas and 435 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires The Cradle Society to report its energy use?
The Cradle Society 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:100626:2019). 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 The Cradle Society's energy grade?
The Cradle Society did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2019 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 131.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Cradle Society use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 131.9 kBtu/ft² (214.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 37,000 sq ft, including 470,174 kWh of electricity and 32,746 therms of natural gas.
What are The Cradle Society's carbon emissions?
The Cradle Society reported 433 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.7 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is The Cradle Society?
The Cradle Society is at 2049 Ridge Avenue, in Evanston, Illinois 60201.
How big is The Cradle Society and when was it built?
The Cradle Society has 37,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1939 as its year built. It is classed as other - public services.
Is The Cradle Society 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, “The Cradle Society, Evanston, Illinois — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/evanston/the-cradle-society-02f0e8d5 (data as of July 9, 2026).