The Chicago Building
Chicago Building ID: 173632
Building Info
- Square Footage
- 104,965 sqft0.8x median139,707 sqft1/2 median Residence Hall/Dormitory237,121 sqft
- Built
- 1904
- Primary Property Type
- Residence Hall/Dormitory
- Community Area
- Loop
-
Chicago Energy Rating
- 2.5 / 4
-
Energy Star Score
- 59 / 100
- Owner
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2021
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 8 kg CO2e / sqft1.3x median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft1.2x median Residence Hall/Dormitory6.8 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 840.1 tons CO2e0.9x median885.8 tons CO2e1/2 median Residence Hall/Dormitory2,005.1 tons CO2e
Years Reported 7/8 B
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)
- 6,015,300.1 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $72,000 for 2021**1.0x median5,818,399.6 kBtu6x median Residence Hall/Dormitory1,018,042 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 2,914,582.3 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $122,000 for 2021**0.8x median3,796,376.7 kBtu1/3 median Residence Hall/Dormitory9,286,974.7 kBtu
- District Chilled Water Use
- 1,412,388 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 10,342,270 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 150.2 kBtu / sqft1.1x median132.2 kBtu / sqft1.1x median Residence Hall/Dormitory139.8 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 98.5 kBtu / sqft1.3x median78.4 kBtu / sqft1.2x median Residence Hall/Dormitory84.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 104,965 | - | - | 9.3 | 977 | 154.9 | 2,960,920 | 5,419,214 |
| 2016 | 104,965 | - | - | 9.3 | 978.7 | 162.6 | 3,106,181 | 5,478,800 |
| 2017 | 104,965 | - | - | 8.6 | 907.2 | 151.1 | 2,784,427 | 5,466,884 |
| 2018 | 104,965 | 3.0 | 63 | 9.0 | 940.1 | 156.3 | 2,841,639 | 6,798,410 |
| 2019 | 104,965 | 3.0 | 61 | 8.9 | 932 | 156.0 | 2,886,031 | 6,892,700 |
| 2020 | 104,965 | 3.0 | 67 | 7.6 | 793.8 | 136.8 | 2,554,315 | 5,914,599 |
| 2021 | 104,965 | 2.5 | 59 | 8.0 | 840.1 | 150.2 | 2,914,582 | 6,015,300 |
| 2022 | 104,965 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - |
* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 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