University Center Chicago

525 S State St, Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 166264

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Building Info

Square Footage: 702,000 sqft
#1 Largest of Other - Lodging/Residentials
Higher than 92% of all buildings
5x median
139,707 sqft
9x median Other - Lodging/Residential
82,500 sqft
Built: 2004
Primary Property Type: Other - Lodging/Residential
Community Area: Loop
Ward: 4
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C: 6.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
#1 Highest of Other - Lodging/Residentials 🚨
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.6x median Other - Lodging/Residential
4.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 4,752.3 tons CO₂e
#1 Highest of Other - Lodging/Residentials 🚨
Higher than 93% of all buildings
5x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
15x median Other - Lodging/Residential
323.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 29,014,043.3 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $346,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest of Other - Lodging/Residentials 🚨
Higher than 93% of all buildings
5.0x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
8x median Other - Lodging/Residential
3,418,900.1 kBtu
Electricity Use: 24,380,535.8 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $1,022,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest of Other - Lodging/Residentials 🚨
Higher than 93% of all buildings
6x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
21x median Other - Lodging/Residential
1,169,739.1 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 53,394,579 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 University Center Chicago

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 Steam 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	10	6,717	50%Electricity 50%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,344,803	26,811,431	-	-	164.5	674,000	-	64.0
2016	C	D	B	A	9.6	6,437.3	49%Electricity 51%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,754,119.8	28,352,698.3	-	-	168.8	674,000	-	64.0
2017	C	D	B	A	9.2	6,206.2	50%Electricity 50%Fossil Gas 0%Other	26,171,794	25,739,132	-	-	162	674,000	-	64.0
2018	B	C	B	A	8	5,411.1	49%Electricity 51%Fossil Gas 0%Other	24,481,171.7	25,196,108.1	-	-	141	674,000	3.5	73.0
2019	B	C	B	A	7.7	5,179.1	44%Electricity 56%Fossil Gas 0%Other	22,080,048.3	28,350,068.6	-	-	135.9	674,000	3.5	73.0
2020	B	C	B	A	6.2	4,188.8	45%Electricity 55%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,057,616.7	22,864,670.2	-	-	114.8	674,000	4.0	82.0
2021	B	B	B	A	5.8	4,066	46%Electricity 54%Fossil Gas 0%Other	19,838,859	23,204,339.5	-	-	113.8	702,000	3.0	-
2022	B	C	B	A	6.8	4,752.3	46%Electricity 54%Fossil Gas 0%Other	24,380,535.8	29,014,043.3	-	-	140.6	702,000	3.0	-

* 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

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