Physics Research Center (PRC)
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933 East 56th Street, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 256500

Building Info

Square Footage: 67,092 sqft
Lower than 81% of all buildings
0.5x median
124,364 sqft
0.5x median Laboratory
131,381 sqft
Built: 2017
Primary Property Type: Laboratory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.0 / 4
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2023 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F: 23.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
#35 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
3.9x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.1x median Laboratory
22.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,603 tons CO₂e
Higher than 72% of all buildings
1.9x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1/3 median Laboratory
4,202.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 6/6
A

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Physics Research Center (PRC)

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 4,807 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $60 for 2023**
#11 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆
#3 Lowest of Laboratories 🏆
1/1148 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/1217 median Laboratory
5,848,244.5 kBtu
Electricity Use: 1,916,063 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $80,000 for 2023**
#3 Lowest of Laboratories 🏆
Lower than 72% of all buildings
0.5x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1/7 median Laboratory
13,843,787.6 kBtu
District Steam Use: 15,261,505 kBtu
2.4x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 6,106,010 kBtu
0.8x median
7,765,434.2 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 23,288,385 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 (PRC)

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
2023	D	F	C	A	23.9	1,603	8%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 66%Other	1,916,063	4,807	15,261,505	6,106,010	436.5	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 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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