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IL0000FC - Chicago Federal Ctr 
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219 S Dearborn, Chicago IL, 60604 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 101757

Building Info

Square Footage
3,176,860 sqft
#8 Largest
#1 Largest of Mixed Use Properties
11x median
296,415 sqft
3.3x median Mixed Use Property
953,865 sqft
Built
1975
Primary Property Type
Mixed Use Property
Community Area
Loop
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

For 2020

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
5.8 kg CO2e / sqft
#3 Lowest of Mixed Use Properties 🏆
Lower than 84% of all buildings
0.8x median
7.7 kg CO2e / sqft
0.6x median Mixed Use Property
9.7 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
18,412.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
#29 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#5 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
9x median
2,063.4 metric tons CO2 eq.
3.7x median Mixed Use Property
4,988.4 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
107.1 kBtu / sqft
#3 Lowest of Mixed Use Properties 🏆
Lower than 84% of all buildings
0.7x median
143.1 kBtu / sqft
0.6x median Mixed Use Property
178.5 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
58.3 kBtu / sqft
#4 Lowest of Mixed Use Properties 🏆
Lower than 81% of all buildings
0.7x median
81.9 kBtu / sqft
0.7x median Mixed Use Property
84.8 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
101,934,238.4 kBtu
#21 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#2 Highest of Mixed Use Properties 🚨
8x median
12,367,856.3 kBtu
6x median Mixed Use Property
16,202,649.9 kBtu
Electricity Use
83,287,237.6 kBtu
#36 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
10x median
8,755,592 kBtu
3.1x median Mixed Use Property
27,024,094.5 kBtu

* Important Note: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2020 with emissions greater than 1,000 metric tons.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data Covered Buildings (opens in a new tab)

What Should We Do About This?

Practically every building has room to improve with energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, switching to ENERGY STAR rated appliances, and more, but for any buildings with large natural gas use, we recommend one thing: electrify!

In other words, buildings should look to move all on-site uses of fossil fuels (including space heating, water heating, and cooking) to electrically powered systems like industrial grade heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and induction stoves. With Illinois' current electric supply, just using the same amount of energy from electricity, rather than natural gas (aka methane) will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is because Illinois' grid in 2020 was already 67% carbon-free (see Illinois - Power | DecarbMyState (opens in a new tab)). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel (opens in a new tab).

You can help make this a reality by talking to building owners and letting them know that a building's emissions are important to you, and that you want to see their building become fully electric and stop emitting greenhouse gases. Particularly for buildings you have a financial stake in (like your university, work, condo building, or apartment building) your voice in concert with your fellow building users can have a huge impact.

Additional Resources

See some additional resources on improving energy efficiency and understanding this data: