Rush University Medical Center
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1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago IL, 60612 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 100867

Building Info

Square Footage: 5,863,656 sqft
#2 Largest
#1 Largest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical)
42x median
139,707 sqft
6x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
973,278.5 sqft
Built: 1982
Primary Property Type: Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
Building Count: 19
Community Area: Near West Side
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 31 / 100
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 23.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
#36 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
3.7x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
18.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 92,454.1 tons CO₂e
#2 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#2 Highest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical) 🚨
104x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
7x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
13,925.4 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9 B

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): 360,612,170.5 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $4,300,000 for 2022**
#3 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical) 🚨
62x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
3.5x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
103,371,829.4 kBtu
Electricity Use: 450,327,013.7 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $18,874,000 for 2022**
#2 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#2 Highest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical) 🚨
119x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
7x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
62,901,648.4 kBtu
District Steam Use: 210,634,274.5 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 1,021,573,459 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info

Source Energy Usage Intensity: 486.1 kBtu / sqft
#39 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
3.7x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.3x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
384.9 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 262.3 kBtu / sqft
#46 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
3.3x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.1x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
228.2 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU
2014	4,098,526	-	4	33.67	138,008	560.0	474,588,387	346,243,488	365,475,113
2015	4,098,526	-	9	31.7	129,897	524.3	461,845,249	300,796,332	318,219,795
2016	4,098,526	-	6	31.1	127,610	548.3	468,672,320	329,160,898	357,545,658
2017	3,825,836	-	2	35.3	134,961.2	621.1	464,443,828	326,688,992	477,961,740
2018	3,888,568	1.0	9	29.1	113,296.6	510.4	466,597,141	362,280,220	247,432,610
2019	3,894,568	1.0	25		-		452,426,082	339,200,081	-
2020	5,863,656	2.0	30	26.4	102,661	481.7	456,007,414	325,954,996	213,546,900
2021	5,863,656	1.5	33	24.7	96,018.4	478.0	455,006,577	288,144,811	236,853,013
2022	5,863,656	1.5	31	23.7	92,454.1	486.1	450,327,013	360,612,170	210,634,274

* 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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