CDM Center 

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

Chicago Building ID: 134779

Building Info

Square Footage
184,461 sqft
Higher than 61% of all buildings
1.3x median
139,707 sqft
1.5x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built
1916
Primary Property Type
College/University
Community Area
Loop
Owner
DePaul University
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
9.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 86% of all buildings
1.5x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.2x median College/University
8.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,831.5 tons CO2e
Higher than 75% of all buildings
2.1x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1.9x median College/University
952.6 tons CO2e

Years Reported 7/8 B

  • 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 reported

    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)
8,528,172.1 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $102,000 for 2022**
Higher than 65% of all buildings
1.5x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1.8x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use
10,466,287.6 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $439,000 for 2022**
Higher than 80% of all buildings
2.8x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
2.1x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 18,994,460 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
207.4 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 87% of all buildings
1.6x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.2x median College/University
173.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
103 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 77% of all buildings
1.3x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.1x 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
2015 184,461 - 16.12,966259.812,880,9827,125,259
2016 184,461 - 15.52,854269.213,404,6187,214,810
2017 184,461 - 15.12,790.9262.713,045,9637,131,603
2018 184,461 2.0 13.92,563.7241.312,633,0638,698,172
2019 - - -225.411,565,8958,759,916
2020 184,461 3.0 10.41,912.1189.89,755,5577,334,713
2021 184,461 3.0 9.91,828.1194.610,165,6007,081,957
2022 184,461 2.0 9.91,831.5207.410,466,2878,528,172

* 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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