Auditorium Building

430 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 101784

Building Info

Square Footage: 598,474 sqft
#3 Largest of College/Universities
Higher than 89% of all buildings
4.3x median
139,707 sqft
5x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built: 1889
Primary Property Type: College/University
Community Area: Loop
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 4 kg CO₂e / sqft
#3 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 90% of all buildings
0.6x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1/2 median College/University
8.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2,420 tons CO₂e
#9 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 82% of all buildings
2.7x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
2.5x median College/University
952.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9 A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Note: Buildings are marked as reporting when we have greenhouse gas intensity values for them, but some buildings are missing GHG intensity values but have reported the underlying energy use data, but we're unsure why this is the case.

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 11,071,478.1 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $132,000 for 2022**
Higher than 73% of all buildings
1.9x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
2.3x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use: 13,908,316.7 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $583,000 for 2022**
#9 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 86% of all buildings
3.7x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
2.8x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 24,979,795 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity: 84.5 kBtu / sqft
#4 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 88% of all buildings
0.6x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1/2 median College/University
173.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 41.7 kBtu / sqft
#4 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 93% of all buildings
0.5x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1/2 median College/University
93.1 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU
2014	598,474	-	9.41	5,633	152.0	24,209,133	14,480,848
2015	598,474	-	8.5	5,059	136.2	22,247,700	11,096,365
2016	598,474	-	8.0	4,787.4	139.4	22,315,414	12,693,355
2017	598,474	-	7.2	4,322.1	125.7	19,814,569	12,398,285
2018	598,474	4.0	6.0	3,592.8	104.5	17,343,837	13,317,879
2019	598,474	4.0	4.8	2,872.7	83.9	13,499,178	11,802,673
2020	598,474	4.0	3.8	2,247.5	69.2	10,609,389	11,140,366
2021	598,474	4.0	4.2	2,487.6	81.6	13,309,942	11,044,394
2022	598,474	4.0	4.0	2,420	84.5	13,908,316	11,071,478

* 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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