The Chicago Building

7 West Madison Street, Chicago IL, 60603 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 173632

Building Info

Square Footage: 104,965 sqft
Lower than 58% of all buildings
0.8x median
124,364 sqft
0.9x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
117,481 sqft
Built: 1904
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 34
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 64 / 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: 7.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 66% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.1x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 741 tons CO₂e
Lower than 55% of all buildings
0.9x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
0.8x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
974.2 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9
A

2015
2016
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for The Chicago Building

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 5,975,399 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $71,000 for 2023**
Higher than 53% of all buildings
1.1x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.1x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
5,662,294.9 kBtu
Electricity Use: 2,159,199 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $90,000 for 2023**
Lower than 68% of all buildings
0.6x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.6x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
3,690,015.3 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 1,644,984 kBtu
1/5 median
7,765,434.2 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 9,779,583 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 The Chicago 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	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2015	C	C	C	A	9.3	977	31%Electricity 56%Fossil Gas 13%Other	2,960,920	5,419,214	1,272,696	154.9	104,965	-	-
2016	C	D	C	A	9.3	978.7	31%Electricity 54%Fossil Gas 15%Other	3,106,181	5,478,800	1,558,080	162.6	104,965	-	-
2017	C	C	C	A	8.6	907.2	29%Electricity 57%Fossil Gas 14%Other	2,784,427	5,466,884	1,380,276	151.1	104,965	-	-
2018	C	D	B	A	9	940.1	26%Electricity 61%Fossil Gas 13%Other	2,841,640	6,798,410	1,438,536	156.3	104,965	3.0	63.0
2019	C	C	B	A	8.9	932	26%Electricity 63%Fossil Gas 11%Other	2,886,032	6,892,700	1,160,136	156	104,965	3.0	61.0
2020	C	D	B	A	7.6	793.8	27%Electricity 62%Fossil Gas 11%Other	2,554,315	5,914,600	1,096,800	136.8	104,965	3.0	67.0
2021	C	D	B	A	8	840.1	28%Electricity 58%Fossil Gas 14%Other	2,914,582	6,015,300	1,412,388	150.2	104,965	2.5	59.0
2022						-		-	-	-		104,965	0.0	-
2023	C	D	B	A	7.1	741	22%Electricity 61%Fossil Gas 17%Other	2,159,200	5,975,400	1,644,984	131.6	104,965	3.0	64.0

* 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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