Robert J Stein Institute of Forensic Medicine

2121 W Harrison St, Chicago IL, 60612 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 251928

Building Info

Square Footage: 79,368 sqft
Lower than 95% of all buildings
1/4 median
296,415 sqft
1.0x median Other - Public Services
79,368 sqft
Built: 1982
Primary Property Type: Other - Public Services
Community Area: Near West Side
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
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Emissions & Energy Information

For 2020

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 21.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 92% of all buildings
2.8x median
7.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median Other - Public Services
21.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,691.6 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Lower than 63% of all buildings
0.8x median
2,063.4 metric tons CO₂ eq.
1.0x median Other - Public Services
1,691.6 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 396.6 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 92% of all buildings
2.8x median
143.1 kBtu / sqft
1.0x median Other - Public Services
396.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 233.3 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 94% of all buildings
2.8x median
81.9 kBtu / sqft
1.0x median Other - Public Services
233.3 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: 11,640,249.9 kBtu
Lower than 54% of all buildings
0.9x median
12,367,856.3 kBtu
1.0x median Other - Public Services
11,640,249.9 kBtu
Electricity Use: 6,877,165.2 kBtu
Lower than 65% of all buildings
0.8x median
8,755,592 kBtu
1.0x median Other - Public Services
6,877,165.2 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

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 ). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel .

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: