IIT Research Tower
Chicago Building ID: 256440
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Building Info
- Square Footage
- 392,894 sqft3.2x median124,364 sqft2.9x median College/University135,042 sqft
- Built
- 1964
- Primary Property Type
- College/University
- Community Area
- Douglas
- Ward
- 3
-
Chicago Energy Rating
- 2.0 / 4
- Owner
Note: Owner manually tagged. Logo used under fair use.
2021 Report Card
Debug Full Grade Data
- AvgPercentileLetterGrade: D
- AvgPercentileGrade: 32.47124592022632
- GHGIntensityLetterGrade: F
- GHGIntensityPercentileGrade: 10.863618601016016
- EnergyMixLetterGrade: C
- EnergyMixWeightedPctSum: 32.392091126168246
- EnergyMixPercentileGrade: 55.098591549295776
- SubmittedRecordsLetterGrade: C
- MissingRecordsCount: 3.0
- SubmittedRecordsPercentileGrade: 50.0
Emissions & Energy Information for 2021
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
- 11.5 kg CO2e / sqft1.9x median6.2 kg CO2e / sqft1.4x median College/University8.3 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 4,528 tons CO2e5x median841.4 tons CO2e4.1x median College/University1,104.4 tons CO2e
Years Reported
4/6
C
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Energy Breakdown for IIT Research Tower
- Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
- 190,390 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $2,000 for 2021**1/29 median5,517,828 kBtu1/29 median College/University5,543,304.9 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 16,101,951 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $675,000 for 2021**4.5x median3,580,332.6 kBtu2.9x median College/University5,566,941.2 kBtu
- District Steam Use
- 33,417,173 kBtu5x median6,360,617.1 kBtu
Energy Mix C
Total Energy Use: 49,709,515 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 IIT Research Tower
| 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 | Source EUI kBTU / sqft | Floor Area sqft |
Chicago Energy Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | D | F | C | C | 13.8 | 5,404 | 31%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 69%Other | 17,081,049 | 241,100 | 38,407,855 | 240 | 392,894 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | D | F | C | C | 13.5 | 5,287 | 29%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 71%Other | 15,961,947 | 250,850 | 39,440,727 | 235.2 | 392,894 | 1.0 |
| 2020 | D | F | C | C | 12.3 | 4,842 | 30%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 70%Other | 15,508,898 | 135,677 | 36,371,021 | 222.3 | 392,894 | 2.0 |
| 2021 | D | F | C | C | 11.5 | 4,528 | 32%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 67%Other | 16,101,951 | 190,390 | 33,417,173 | 217.6 | 392,894 | 2.0 |
| 2022 | - | - | - | - | 392,894 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 2023 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
* 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