Belden-Racine Hall 

2311 N Racine Ave, Chicago IL, 60614 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 251325

Building Info

Square Footage
68,245 sqft
Lower than 84% of all buildings
1/2 median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built
2000
Primary Property Type
College/University
Community Area
Lincoln Park
Owner
DePaul University
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 59% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
0.8x median College/University
8.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
473.3 tons CO2e
#7 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 77% of all buildings
0.5x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1/2 median College/University
952.6 tons CO2e

Years Reported 7/8 B

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Natural Gas Use
4,629,145.7 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $55,000 for 2022**
Lower than 59% of all buildings
0.8x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1.0x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use
1,726,439.2 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $72,000 for 2022**
#8 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 76% of all buildings
1/2 median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/3 median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 6,355,585 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
142.1 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 59% of all buildings
1.1x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.8x median College/University
173.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
93.1 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.2x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.0x median College/University
93.1 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Natural Gas Use kBTU
2015 68,245 - 7.4503128.21,432,4294,048,235
2016 68,245 - 7.3496.6132.81,503,7744,132,002
2017 68,245 - 7.1482129.11,391,1994,232,013
2018 68,245 3.0 6.9471.4126.31,430,4264,394,886
2020 68,245 3.0 8.1552.8151.32,117,1494,186,854
2021 68,245 3.0 8.1555.7160.12,422,9363,947,359
2022 68,245 3.0 6.9473.3142.11,726,4394,629,145

* 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

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

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