Rush University Medical Center 
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1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago IL, 60612 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 100867

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Building Info

Square Footage
4,232,186 sqft
#3 Largest
#1 Largest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical)
34x median
124,364 sqft
8x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
545,102.5 sqft
Built
1982
Building Count
19
Community Area
Near West Side
Ward
27
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
1.5 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
D
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
B
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
23 kg CO2e / sqft
#40 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#3 Highest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical) 🚨
3.7x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.2x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
19 kg CO2e / sqft
2014202323352335.3
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
97,339 tons CO2e
#1 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical) 🚨
116x median
841.4 tons CO2e
10x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
9,896.7 tons CO2e
2014202392,454138,00892,454138,008

Years Reported 9/10
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  • 2014 data reported

    2014

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Rush University Medical Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
342,969,449 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $4,089,000 for 2023**
#2 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical) 🚨
62x median
5,517,828 kBtu
4.1x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
84,505,688.1 kBtu
20142023288,144,811362,280,220288,144,811362,280,220
Electricity Use
452,705,206 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $18,973,000 for 2023**
#1 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Hospitals (General Medical & Surgical) 🚨
126x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
11x median Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
41,014,946.8 kBtu
20142023450,327,013474,588,387450,327,013474,588,387
District Steam Use
237,668,083 kBtu
37x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu
20142023210,634,274477,961,740210,634,274477,961,740

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 1,033,342,740 kBTU

44%Electricity33%Fossil Gas23%District Steam
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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.

20142023452621452.2621.1
Site Energy Usage Intensity
Not Reported

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Full Historical Data Table for Rush University Medical 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 CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTU District
Steam Use kBTU		Source EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2014 F F D A 33.67138,008
40%Electricity
29%Fossil Gas
31%Other
 474,588,387 346,243,488 365,475,113 560 4,098,526 - 4.0
2015 D F C A 31.7129,897
43%Electricity
28%Fossil Gas
29%Other
 461,845,249 300,796,332 318,219,795 524.3 4,098,526 - 9.0
2016 D F C A 31.1127,610
41%Electricity
28%Fossil Gas
31%Other
 468,672,320 329,160,898 357,545,659 548.3 4,098,526 - 6.0
2017 D F C A 35.3134,961
37%Electricity
26%Fossil Gas
38%Other
 464,443,828 326,688,992 477,961,740 621.1 3,825,836 - 2.0
2018 D F B A 29.1113,296
43%Electricity
34%Fossil Gas
23%Other
 466,597,142 362,280,221 247,432,611 510.4 3,888,568 1.0 9.0
2019- 452,426,082 339,200,082 - 3,894,568 1.0 25.0
2020 D F B A 26.4102,661
46%Electricity
33%Fossil Gas
21%Other
 456,007,414 325,954,997 213,546,901 481.7 5,863,656 2.0 30.0
2021 C F B A 24.796,018
46%Electricity
29%Fossil Gas
24%Other
 455,006,578 288,144,811 236,853,014 478 5,863,656 1.5 33.0
2022 C F B A 23.792,454
44%Electricity
35%Fossil Gas
21%Other
 450,327,014 360,612,171 210,634,275 486.1 5,863,656 1.5 31.0
2023 D F B A 2397,339
44%Electricity
33%Fossil Gas
23%Other
 452,705,207 342,969,450 237,668,083 452.2 4,232,186 1.5 36.0

* 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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