Incubator Building 

55 W 34th Street, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 256435

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🕰️ Out Of Date Data

This building did not report full data in 2023, so top-level stats are from 2021, the latest full year reported.

Building Info

Square Footage
72,292 sqft
0.6x median
124,364 sqft
0.5x median College/University
135,042 sqft
Built
1944
Primary Property Type
College/University
Community Area
Douglas
Ward
3
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
3.0 / 4
Owner
Illinois Institute of Technology
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2021 Report Card

Overall Grade
C
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
B
Consistent Reporting - 10%
C
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2021

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
11.7 kg CO2e / sqft
1.9x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.4x median College/University
8.3 kg CO2e / sqft
20182021122811.727.5
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
846.4 tons CO2e
1.0x median
841.4 tons CO2e
0.8x median College/University
1,104.4 tons CO2e
201820218461,985846.41,985

Years Reported 4/6
C Help icon

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data not reported

    2022

  • 2023 data not reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Incubator Building

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
0 kBtu
Median Chicago Building
5,517,828 kBtu
Median College/University
5,543,304.9 kBtu
2019202105,22005,220
Electricity Use
4,047,955 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $170,000 for 2021**
1.1x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.7x median College/University
5,566,941.2 kBtu
201820214,047,9558,875,1204,047,9558,875,120
District Steam Use
4,039,617 kBtu
0.6x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu
201820214,039,6177,660,8644,039,6177,660,864

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 8,087,574 kBTU

50%Electricity50%District Steam
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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.

20182021224471224471.2
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 Incubator Building

Year Overall
Grade 		Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade 		Energy Mix
Sub-Grade 		Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy 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 B C 27.51,985
54%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
46%Other
 8,875,120 - 7,660,865 471.2 72,292 0.0
2019 C F A C 24.41,766
53%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
47%Other
 7,815,343 5,220 7,018,566 419.6 72,292 1.0
2020 D F A C 191,372
59%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
41%Other
 6,806,872 - 4,670,792 341.4 72,292 2.0
2021 C F B C 11.7846.4
50%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
50%Other
 4,047,956 - 4,039,618 224 72,292 3.0
2022- - - - 72,292 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

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