Northwestern University Chicago Campus
Chicago Building ID: 101840
Building Info
- Square Footage
- 236,060 sqftHigher than 68% of all buildings1.7x median139,707 sqft2.0x median College/University119,629 sqft
- Built
- 1939
- Primary Property Type
- College/University
- Community Area
- Near North Side
-
Chicago Energy Rating
- 1.0 / 4
- Owner
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 16.6 kg CO2e / sqft#2 Highest of College/Universities 🚨Higher than 96% of all buildings2.6x median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft2.0x median College/University8.4 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 3,907.2 tons CO2e#7 Highest of College/Universities 🚨Higher than 91% of all buildings4.4x median885.8 tons CO2e4.1x median College/University952.6 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
- Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
- 25,273,359.9 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $301,000 for 2022**#5 Highest of College/Universities 🚨Higher than 91% of all buildings4.3x median5,818,399.6 kBtu5x median College/University4,847,201 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 19,472,904 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $816,000 for 2022**#4 Highest of College/Universities 🚨Higher than 91% of all buildings5x median3,796,376.7 kBtu3.9x median College/University4,940,922.2 kBtu
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 44,746,264 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 343.4 kBtu / sqft#2 Highest of College/Universities 🚨Higher than 96% of all buildings2.6x median132.2 kBtu / sqft2.0x median College/University173.4 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 189.6 kBtu / sqft#7 Highest of College/Universities 🚨Higher than 96% of all buildings2.4x median78.4 kBtu / sqft2.0x median College/University93.1 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 | 2,238,599 | - | 32.7 | 73,204 | 560.0 | 219,950,383 | 516,911,375 |
| 2015 | 2,238,599 | - | 31.3 | 70,156 | 536.1 | 224,419,967 | 471,936,891 |
| 2016 | 2,238,599 | - | 31.8 | 71,081.4 | 576.5 | 227,341,321 | 549,330,198 |
| 2017 | 236,060 | - | 10.1 | 2,382.6 | 185.4 | 6,476,184 | 22,314,556 |
| 2018 | 236,060 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 2,879.3 | 217.7 | 11,313,809 | 18,771,664 |
| 2019 | 236,060 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 4,486.3 | 340.8 | 16,868,279 | 31,630,032 |
| 2020 | 236,060 | 1.0 | 17.2 | 4,055.1 | 318.9 | 17,126,215 | 26,023,479 |
| 2021 | 236,060 | 1.0 | 17.6 | 4,152.7 | 345.8 | 19,730,681 | 25,127,129 |
| 2022 | 236,060 | 1.0 | 16.6 | 3,907.2 | 343.4 | 19,472,904 | 25,273,359 |
* 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