Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS)
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929 E 57th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 110848

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Building Info

Square Footage: 479,503 sqft
#1 Largest of Laboratories
Higher than 86% of all buildings
3.4x median
139,707 sqft
3.2x median Laboratory
150,729 sqft
Built: 2005
Primary Property Type: Laboratory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 40 kg CO₂e / sqft
#10 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#3 Highest of Laboratories 🚨
6x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.7x median Laboratory
23.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 19,163.8 tons CO₂e
#16 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#1 Highest of Laboratories 🚨
22x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
4.5x median Laboratory
4,237.4 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

Natural Gas Use: 91,419 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $1,000 for 2022**
Lower than 92% of all buildings
1/64 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1.0x median Laboratory
91,419 kBtu
Electricity Use: 89,788,713.9 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $3,763,000 for 2022**
#27 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#1 Highest of Laboratories 🚨
24x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
5x median Laboratory
16,507,348 kBtu
District Steam Use: 110,431,365.8 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 200,311,499 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info

Source Energy Usage Intensity: 801.6 kBtu / sqft
#9 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#2 Highest of Laboratories 🚨
6x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.7x median Laboratory
461.2 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 417.7 kBtu / sqft
#10 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#3 Highest of Laboratories 🚨
5x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.4x median Laboratory
299.9 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	Natural Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU
2014	479,503	-	57.35	27,501	946.0	89,021,468	-	144,812,352
2015	479,503	-	49.5	23,736	796.8	95,910,296	-	67,259,708
2016	479,503	-	53.5	25,636.5	929.3	94,731,177	-	123,127,668
2017	479,503	-	54.3	26,028	943.3	91,658,535	-	136,761,956
2018	479,503	1.0	51.9	24,866.5	899.0	90,941,878	-	146,645,885
2019	479,503	1.0	47.6	22,810.5	856.7	90,590,783	-	130,606,884
2020	479,503	2.0	35.9	17,199.2	645.0	85,442,079	81,790	58,133,856
2021	479,503	1.0	41.8	20,052.7	797.8	90,471,193	90,492	107,324,451
2022	479,503	1.0	40.0	19,163.8	801.6	89,788,713	91,419	110,431,365

* 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

What Should We Do About This?

Practically every building has room to improve with energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, switching to ENERGY STAR rated appliances, and more, but for any buildings with large natural gas use, we recommend one thing: electrify!

In other words, buildings should look to move all on-site uses of fossil fuels (including space heating, water heating, and cooking) to electrically powered systems like industrial grade heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and induction stoves. With Illinois' current electric supply, just using the same amount of energy from electricity, rather than natural gas (aka methane) will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is because Illinois' grid in 2020 was already 67% carbon-free (see Illinois - Power | DecarbMyState ). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel .

You can help make this a reality by talking to building owners and letting them know that a building's emissions are important to you, and that you want to see their building become fully electric and stop emitting greenhouse gases. Particularly for buildings you have a financial stake in (like your university, work, condo building, or apartment building) your voice in concert with your fellow building users can have a huge impact.

Additional Resources

See some additional resources on improving energy efficiency and understanding this data:

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