Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority 
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301 E Cermak Rd, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 101551

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Building Info

Square Footage
9,245,333 sqft
#1 Largest
66x median
139,707 sqft
2.0x median Convention Center
4,671,309 sqft
Built
1971
Primary Property Type
Convention Center
Building Count
10
Community Area
Armour Square
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
8.7 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 80% of all buildings
1.4x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
0.9x median Convention Center
10.1 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
80,844.9 tons CO2e
#3 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
91x median
885.8 tons CO2e
2.0x median Convention Center
40,979.2 tons CO2e

Years Reported 9/9 A

  • 2014 data reported

    2014

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data 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)
412,348,801.5 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $4,916,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
71x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
2.0x median Convention Center
209,900,942.8 kBtu
Electricity Use
447,507,595 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $18,755,000 for 2022**
#3 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
118x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
2.0x median Convention Center
225,987,254.2 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 859,856,397 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
182.4 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 81% of all buildings
1.4x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.9x median Convention Center
207.2 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
93 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.2x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.8x median Convention Center
120.3 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
2014 9,245,333 - 12.53115,833204.0485,542,954344,178,866
2015 9,245,333 - 11.9110,298193.6469,870,273299,265,670
2016 9,245,333 - 11.6106,838.4202.0485,705,024325,947,797
2017 9,245,333 - 12.8118,780.9225.1517,490,534434,899,781
2018 9,245,333 1.0 12.8118,724.1223.5573,458,252439,070,812
2019 9,245,333 1.0 12.7117,038.7221.0552,465,239473,093,150
2020 9,245,333 3.0 8.376,934.8152.9374,952,024346,725,881
2021 9,245,333 3.0 7.872,302.9153.6377,253,921346,816,224
2022 9,245,333 1.0 8.780,844.9182.4447,507,595412,348,801

* 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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