Physics Research Center
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933 E 56th Street, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 256500

Building Info

Square Footage: 67,092 sqft
Lower than 85% of all buildings
1/2 median
139,707 sqft
1/2 median Laboratory
150,729 sqft
Built: 2017
Primary Property Type: Laboratory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.0 / 4
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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: 23 kg CO₂e / sqft
#42 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
3.6x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median Laboratory
23.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,542 tons CO₂e
Higher than 70% of all buildings
1.7x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1/3 median Laboratory
4,237.4 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 5/5
A

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 5,168 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $60 for 2022**
Lower than 93% of all buildings
1/1126 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/18 median Laboratory
91,419 kBtu
Electricity Use: 2,384,288 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $100,000 for 2022**
#2 Lowest of Laboratories 🏆
Lower than 66% of all buildings
0.6x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/7 median Laboratory
16,507,348 kBtu
District Steam Use: 13,465,490 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
District Chilled Water Use: 6,331,497 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 22,186,443 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 Physics Research Center

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	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2018	D	F	C	A	21.2	1,424	24%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 76%Other	3,837,715	-	11,840,432	-	372.5	67,092	-
2019	C	F	B	A	28.8	1,932	15%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 55%Other	3,915,765	3,350	13,955,340	7,479,264	515.2	67,092	1.0
2020	D	F	C	A	20.2	1,355	15%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 73%Other	2,538,593	4,080	12,791,107	2,080,974	363.6	67,092	3.0
2021	C	F	B	A	19.6	1,315	14%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 47%Other	2,559,397	4,691	8,635,008	7,138,816	358.5	67,092	3.0
2022	D	F	B	A	23	1,542	11%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 61%Other	2,384,288	5,168	13,465,490	6,331,497	426.9	67,092	2.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 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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