218 South Wabash Building 

218 S Wabash Av, Chicago IL, 60604 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 125048

⚠️ Anomaly Detected - Likely Not Gas Free

This building reported zero fossil gas use in the most recent year, but has used gas in the past, which may be a reporting error. Take a look at how this building has used energy over time under "Extra Technical & Historic Info".

🕰️ Out Of Date Data

This building did not report full data in 2022, so top-level stats are from 2021, the latest full year reported.

Building Info

Square Footage
111,550 sqft
0.8x median
139,707 sqft
1/2 median Office
259,000 sqft
Built
1900
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Loop
Ward
34
Owner
Not Tagged

Warning - Data Discrepencies Detected

We detected some issues with this building's data, so these grades may not be reflective of the building's true performance.

2021 Report Card

Overall Grade
B
Emissions Intensity - 50%
C
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2021

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C
201520217116.611
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
1.0x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.0x median Office
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
201520217331,224733.31,224
733.3 tons CO2e
0.8x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1/2 median Office
1,832.2 tons CO2e

Years Reported 6/8
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data not reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
201520220879,9440879,944
0 kBtu
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
⚠️ Likely Reporting Error

This building has burned gas in the past, so this latest year having 0 gas use is likely a reporting error.

Electricity Use
201520215,111,3376,283,4785,111,3376,283,478
5,133,899.9 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $215,000 for 2021**
1.4x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/2 median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 5,133,900 kBTU

100%Electricity
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
20152021128178128.3178.4
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Site Energy Usage Intensity
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table for 218 South Wabash Building

Year Overall
Grade 		Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade 		Energy Mix
Sub-Grade 		Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy MixElectricity Use kBTUFossil Gas Use kBTU District
Steam Use kBTU		 District Chilled
Water Use kBTU		Source EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2015 B C A A 111,224
90%Electricity
10%Fossil Gas
0%Other
5,916,650665,046 - - 172.8 111,550 - 72.0
2016 B D A A 10.41,160.7
87%Electricity
13%Fossil Gas
0%Other
6,043,508.4879,943.9 - - 178.4 111,550 - 71.0
2017 B D A A 9.81,091.9
88%Electricity
12%Fossil Gas
0%Other
6,283,478875,751 - - 166 111,550 - 45.0
2018 B C A A 8.4937.6
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
5,635,685.7- - - 141.5 111,550 4.0 57.0
2019-6,139,655.2- - - 111,550 2.5 60.0
2020 B C A A 7.2797.7
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
5,111,336.6- - - 128.3 111,550 4.0 72.0
2021 B C A A 6.6733.3
100%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
0%Other
5,133,899.9- - - 128.9 111,550 4.0 71.0
2022--- - - 111,550 0.0 -

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

** Note on Bill Estimates: Estimates for gas and electric bills are based on average electric and gas retail prices for Chicago in 2021 and are rounded. We expect large buildings would negotiate lower rates with utilities, but these estimates serve as an upper bound of cost and help understand the volume of energy a building is used by comparing it to your own energy bills! See our Chicago Gas & Electric Costs Source (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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