Campus Residential North Commons

5500 S UNIVERSITY AVE, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 254381

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Building Info

Square Footage: 419,219 sqft
#1 Largest of Residence Hall/Dormitories
Higher than 83% of all buildings
3.0x median
139,707 sqft
1.8x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
237,121 sqft
Built: 2016
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 74 / 100
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity D: 7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 61% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2,918 tons CO₂e
#3 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 86% of all buildings
3.3x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1.5x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
2,005.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 6/6
A

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 16,505,980 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $197,000 for 2022**
#3 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 84% of all buildings
2.8x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
16x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
1,018,042 kBtu
Electricity Use: 11,466,918 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $481,000 for 2022**
#3 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 82% of all buildings
3.0x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.2x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
9,286,974.7 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 10,086,991 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 38,059,890 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 Campus Residential North Commons

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	Energy Star Score
2017	C	D	B	A	9.2	3,849	29%Electricity 42%Fossil Gas 29%Other	12,227,782	17,578,250	-	12,423,383	165.2	419,219	-	63.0
2018	B	C	B	A	8.3	3,465	32%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 25%Other	12,516,444	16,620,000	-	9,499,933	145.8	419,219	3.5	72.0
2019	B	C	B	A	8.4	3,504	29%Electricity 50%Fossil Gas 21%Other	12,391,262	20,881,999	-	8,750,028	154.1	419,219	3.0	66.0
2020	B	C	B	A	6.6	2,775	30%Electricity 50%Fossil Gas 20%Other	9,838,720	16,768,430	-	6,636,786	122.1	419,219	4.0	78.0
2021	B	C	A	A	6.8	2,861	29%Electricity 46%Fossil Gas 25%Other	10,610,003	16,516,591	-	8,898,697	131.6	419,219	3.5	74.0
2022	B	D	A	A	7	2,918	30%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 27%Other	11,466,918	16,505,981	-	10,086,991	139.8	419,219	3.5	74.0

* 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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