U.S. Railroad Retirement 

844 N. Rush Street, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 103798

Building Info

Square Footage
383,007 sqft
Higher than 85% of all buildings
3.1x median
124,364 sqft
1.7x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built
1923
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near North Side
Ward
42
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
3.5 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

2023 Report Card

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

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 58% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.0x median Office
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
201420237126.611.96
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2,511 tons CO2e
Higher than 84% of all buildings
3.0x median
841.4 tons CO2e
1.5x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO2e
201420232,5114,5802,5114,580

Years Reported 10/10
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    2014

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    2015

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    2016

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    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for U.S. Railroad Retirement

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
18,173,497 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $217,000 for 2023**
Higher than 88% of all buildings
3.3x median
5,517,828 kBtu
3.7x median Office
4,958,713.7 kBtu
2014202315,780,90824,838,13215,780,90824,838,132
Electricity Use
11,047,776 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $463,000 for 2023**
Higher than 82% of all buildings
3.1x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.2x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu
2014202311,047,77616,754,35911,047,77616,754,359

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 29,221,273 kBTU

38%Electricity62%Fossil Gas
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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.

20142023131201130.6201
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 U.S. Railroad Retirement

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 kBTUSource EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2014 C B F A 11.964,580
40%Electricity
60%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 16,227,158 24,838,132 201 383,007 - -
2015 C C C A 11.14,237
50%Electricity
50%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 16,656,002 16,763,465 182.5 383,007 - -
2016 C D B A 10.43,973
50%Electricity
50%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 16,754,360 16,671,987 183.1 383,007 - -
2017 C D B A 10.13,858
48%Electricity
52%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 15,863,476 17,417,376 177.8 383,007 - -
2018 C D B A 9.73,725
43%Electricity
57%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 15,650,380 21,124,312 172.3 383,007 - -
2019 C D B A 9.73,726
41%Electricity
59%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 15,258,420 22,359,616 172.8 383,007 - -
2020 C D B A 7.93,029
41%Electricity
59%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 13,087,596 18,582,912 146.6 383,007 - -
2021 C D B A 7.22,770
46%Electricity
54%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 13,528,225 15,780,908 142.2 383,007 - -
2022 C D B A 6.92,627
34%Electricity
66%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,132,155 21,862,212 141.3 383,007 3.0 70.0
2023 C C B A 6.62,511
38%Electricity
62%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 11,047,776 18,173,497 130.6 383,007 3.5 72.0

* 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.

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