280 Building

280 S Columbus Dr, Chicago IL, 60603 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252065

Building Info

Square Footage: 142,184 sqft
1.0x median
139,707 sqft
1.2x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built: 1973
Primary Property Type: College/University
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 42
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
Owner
Extra Resources: SAIC 280 S Columbus Building Retrofit Report

2021 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2021

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F: 11 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.7x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median College/University
8.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,561 tons CO₂e
1.8x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1.6x median College/University
952.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 7/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 12,125,981 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $145,000 for 2021**
2.1x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
2.5x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use: 4,895,837 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $205,000 for 2021**
1.3x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.0x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 4,132,199 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 21,154,019 kBTU

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Source 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.
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 280 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 CO₂e	Energy Mix	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2015	D	F	C	A	18.1	2,574	30%Electricity 51%Fossil Gas 20%Other	7,857,580	13,481,722	-	5,291,880	310.3	142,184	-
2016	D	F	B	A	16.7	2,375	32%Electricity 50%Fossil Gas 18%Other	7,936,623	12,674,325	-	4,533,689	301	142,063	-
2017	D	F	C	A	15.8	2,243	28%Electricity 57%Fossil Gas 15%Other	7,043,999	14,038,656	-	3,709,327	285.3	142,184	-
2018	C	F	B	A	16.8	2,382	23%Electricity 48%Fossil Gas 28%Other	7,021,377	14,526,428	-	8,408,880	299.4	142,184	1.0
2019	C	F	B	A	16.3	2,319	23%Electricity 59%Fossil Gas 18%Other	6,697,422	17,404,595	-	5,326,680	294.5	142,184	1.0
2020	C	D	B	A	8.8	1,251	31%Electricity 62%Fossil Gas 7%Other	4,578,420	9,046,841	-	1,074,600	163.8	142,184	4.0
2021	C	F	B	A	11	1,561	23%Electricity 57%Fossil Gas 20%Other	4,895,838	12,125,981	-	4,132,200	212.4	142,184	3.0
2022						-		-	-	-	-		142,184	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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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