Symphony Center
Chicago Building ID: 160197
Building Info
- Square Footage
- 294,211 sqft#2 Largest of Performing Arts BuildingsHigher than 74% of all buildings2.1x median139,707 sqft1.6x median Performing Arts187,000 sqft
- Built
- 1997
- Primary Property Type
- Performing Arts
- Community Area
- Loop
-
Chicago Energy Rating
- 1.0 / 4
- Owner
Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 10.8 kg CO2e / sqft#2 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨Higher than 89% of all buildings1.7x median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft1.5x median Performing Arts7.3 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 3,174.3 tons CO2e#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨Higher than 87% of all buildings3.6x median885.8 tons CO2e2.5x median Performing Arts1,287.5 tons CO2e
Years Reported 8/8 A
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)
- 17,733,589.4 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $211,000 for 2022**#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨Higher than 85% of all buildings3.0x median5,818,399.6 kBtu6x median Performing Arts2,829,257.1 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 12,066,012.2 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $506,000 for 2022**#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨Higher than 83% of all buildings3.2x median3,796,376.7 kBtu1.9x median Performing Arts6,356,461.7 kBtu
- District Chilled Water Use
- 12,202,979.6 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 42,002,581 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 215.9 kBtu / sqft#2 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨Higher than 88% of all buildings1.6x median132.2 kBtu / sqft1.4x median Performing Arts155.8 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 142.8 kBtu / sqft#1 Highest of Performing Arts Buildings 🚨Higher than 91% of all buildings1.8x median78.4 kBtu / sqft1.9x median Performing Arts76 kBtu / sqft
Full Historical Data Table
| Year | Floor Area sqft |
Chicago Energy Rating | GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft | GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e | Source EUI kBTU / sqft | Electricity Use kBTU | Fossil Gas Use kBTU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 294,211 | - | 16.2 | 4,761 | 272.8 | 16,151,361 | 18,337,902 |
| 2016 | 294,211 | - | 14.8 | 4,367.8 | 265.4 | 15,459,673 | 17,416,658 |
| 2017 | 294,211 | - | 15.3 | 4,510.2 | 273.8 | 15,774,751 | 18,566,291 |
| 2018 | 294,211 | 1.0 | 14.2 | 4,175.8 | 249.7 | 15,511,265 | 18,788,624 |
| 2019 | 294,211 | 2.0 | 13.2 | 3,890.5 | 234.7 | 13,377,653 | 21,446,785 |
| 2020 | 294,211 | 3.0 | 8.8 | 2,593.2 | 162.1 | 9,351,104 | 14,470,909 |
| 2021 | 294,211 | 3.0 | 8.7 | 2,556 | 166.8 | 9,672,590 | 12,802,838 |
| 2022 | 294,211 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 3,174.3 | 215.9 | 12,066,012 | 17,733,589 |
* 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