Rice Building

815 W Van Buren, Chicago IL, 60607 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 156576

Building Info

Square Footage: 80,610 sqft
Lower than 71% of all buildings
0.6x median
124,364 sqft
1/3 median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 1910
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Near West Side
Ward: 34
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 58 / 100
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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 D: 7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 65% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.1x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 566.7 tons CO₂e
Lower than 66% of all buildings
0.7x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1/3 median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Rice Building

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 2,692,574 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $32,000 for 2023**
Lower than 81% of all buildings
1/2 median
5,517,828 kBtu
0.5x median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
Electricity Use: 3,028,081 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $127,000 for 2023**
Lower than 56% of all buildings
0.8x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1/3 median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 5,720,656 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 Rice Building

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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2015	C	D	B	A	11.8	849	57%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,513,251	2,700,573	192.8	71,928	-	56.0
2016	C	D	B	A	11.3	815.3	58%Electricity 42%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,670,316	2,613,473	198.4	71,928	-	54.0
2017	B	B	C	A	6.3	505	41%Electricity 59%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,922,042	2,816,959	111.6	80,610	-	88.0
2018	B	A	D	A	3.9	315	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	911,332	3,075,398	71.7	80,610	4.0	88.0
2019	B	A	C	A	3.7	296.1	16%Electricity 84%Fossil Gas 0%Other	675,614	3,458,221	68.5	80,610	4.0	93.0
2020	B	A	D	A	3.2	259.3	19%Electricity 81%Fossil Gas 0%Other	671,373	2,908,536	61.2	80,610	4.0	95.0
2021	B	C	B	A	7	561.1	48%Electricity 52%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,784,984	3,074,557	136.8	80,610	2.5	60.0
2022	C	D	B	A	6.9	554.9	45%Electricity 55%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,832,596	3,422,193	143	80,610	2.5	58.0
2023	C	D	B	A	7	566.7	53%Electricity 47%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,028,081	2,692,575	140.3	80,610	2.5	58.0

* 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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