Congress Center

525 W. Van Buren, Chicago IL, 60607 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 100730

⚡All Electric

Building Info

Square Footage: 527,238 sqft
Higher than 90% of all buildings
4.2x median
124,364 sqft
2.3x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 2000
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Near West Side
Ward: 28
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 80 / 100
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2023 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity B: 5.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 70% of all buildings
0.8x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.8x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2,721 tons CO₂e
Higher than 86% of all buildings
3.2x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.7x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/10
A

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Energy Breakdown for Congress Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): This Building Didn't Burn Any Fossil Gas! 🎉
This building hasn't reported burning fossil gas on-site and isn't connected to a district heating system, meaning it's fully electric!
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Electricity Use: 19,450,287 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $815,000 for 2023**
Higher than 91% of all buildings
5x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
2.1x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 19,450,288 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 Congress Center

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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2014	A	B	A	A	10.47	5,522	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	27,485,697	164	527,238	-	82.0
2015	B	C	A	A	10.2	5,385	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,804,624	159.6	527,238	-	82.0
2016	B	D	A	A	9.6	5,036	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	27,325,981	162.7	527,238	-	83.0
2017	B	D	A	A	9	4,768	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	25,789,363	153.6	527,238	-	86.0
2018	B	C	A	A	8.3	4,384	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,352,179	140.4	525,721	4.0	67.0
2019						-		26,871,390		527,238	4.0	75.0
2020	B	C	A	A	6.7	3,533	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	22,640,612	120.2	539,738	4.0	77.0
2021	B	C	A	A	6.3	3,315	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	23,210,867	123.3	539,738	3.5	75.0
2022	A	B	A	A	5.8	3,052	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	23,178,378	123.1	539,738	3.5	73.0
2023	A	B	A	A	5.2	2,721	100%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,450,288	103.3	527,238	3.5	80.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2023, 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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