Northwestern University Chicago Campus

710 N Lakeshore Dr, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 101840

Building Info

Square Footage: 236,060 sqft
Higher than 68% of all buildings
1.7x median
139,707 sqft
2.0x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built: 1939
Primary Property Type: College/University
Community Area: Near North Side
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
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We detected some issues with this building's data, so these grades may not be reflective of the building's true performance.

2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F: 16.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
#2 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 96% of all buildings
2.6x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
2.0x median College/University
8.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,907.2 tons CO₂e
#7 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 91% of all buildings
4.4x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
4.1x median College/University
952.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 25,273,359.9 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $301,000 for 2022**
#5 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 91% of all buildings
4.3x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
5x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use: 19,472,904 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $816,000 for 2022**
#4 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 91% of all buildings
5x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
3.9x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 44,746,264 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

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	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Energy Mix
2014	2,238,599	-	32.7	73,204	560	219,950,383	516,911,375	-	-	30%Electricity 70%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2015	2,238,599	-	31.3	70,156	536.1	224,419,967	471,936,891	-	-	32%Electricity 68%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2016	2,238,599	-	31.8	71,081.4	576.5	227,341,321.2	549,330,198.1	-	-	29%Electricity 71%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2017	236,060	-	10.1	2,382.6	185.4	6,476,184	22,314,556	-	-	22%Electricity 78%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2018	236,060	3.0	12.2	2,879.3	217.7	11,313,809.9	18,771,664.1	-	-	38%Electricity 62%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2019	236,060	1.0	19	4,486.3	340.8	16,868,279.7	31,630,032.2	-	-	35%Electricity 65%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2020	236,060	1.0	17.2	4,055.1	318.9	17,126,215	26,023,479.3	-	-	40%Electricity 60%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2021	236,060	1.0	17.6	4,152.7	345.8	19,730,681.6	25,127,129.5	-	-	44%Electricity 56%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2022	236,060	1.0	16.6	3,907.2	343.4	19,472,904	25,273,359.9	-	-	44%Electricity 56%Fossil Gas 0%Other

* 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

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