Ratner Athletics Center

5530 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252037

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Building Info

Square Footage: 168,984 sqft
#3 Largest of Fitness Center/Health Club/Gyms
Higher than 62% of all buildings
1.4x median
124,364 sqft
1.4x median Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym
124,500 sqft
Built: 2003
Primary Property Type: Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym
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: 16.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
#3 Highest of Fitness Center/Health Club/Gyms 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
2.7x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.2x median Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym
13.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 2,835 tons CO₂e
#3 Highest of Fitness Center/Health Club/Gyms 🚨
Higher than 86% of all buildings
3.4x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
2.1x median Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym
1,358.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

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2023

Energy Breakdown for Ratner Athletics Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
This Building Uses District Heating ❗
Although this building didn't burn any fossil gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.
Electricity Use: 10,261,728 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $430,000 for 2023**
Higher than 80% of all buildings
2.9x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.8x median Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym
5,832,568.9 kBtu
District Steam Use: 15,937,010 kBtu
2.5x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 6,479,952 kBtu
0.8x median
7,765,434.2 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 32,678,691 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 Ratner Athletics 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	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2015	D	F	C	A	26.1	4,403	27%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 54%Other	11,915,963	23,793,673	8,132,400	438.9	168,984	-
2016	D	F	B	A	23.2	3,916	27%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 50%Other	10,994,280	20,822,453	9,626,400	409.5	168,984	-
2017	D	F	B	A	21.8	3,688	27%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 54%Other	10,280,881	21,051,414	7,389,600	384.6	168,984	-
2018	C	F	B	A	23.4	3,955	27%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 54%Other	11,805,117	23,380,192	8,335,200	406.9	168,984	1.0
2019	C	F	B	A	25.1	4,248	29%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 50%Other	13,891,160	23,485,813	9,880,200	450.6	168,984	1.0
2020	D	F	B	A	18.4	3,108	30%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 57%Other	10,232,984	19,428,075	4,205,688	330.5	168,984	2.0
2021	C	F	B	A	18.2	3,083	32%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 56%Other	10,960,531	19,336,257	4,441,572	343.2	168,984	2.0
2022	C	F	B	A	18.9	3,185	28%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 54%Other	10,782,878	20,936,408	7,118,316	366.1	168,984	1.0
2023	C	F	B	A	16.8	2,835	31%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 49%Other	10,261,729	15,937,010	6,479,952	318.4	168,984	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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