Northwestern University Chicago Campus

710 N Lakeshore Dr, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 101840

Building Info

Square Footage: 236,060 sqft
Higher than 68% of all buildings
1.7x median
139,707 sqft
2.0x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built: 1939
Primary Property Type: College/University
Community Area: Near North Side
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 16.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
#2 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 96% of all buildings
2.6x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
2.0x median College/University
8.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,907.2 tons CO₂e
#7 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 91% of all buildings
4.4x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
4.1x median College/University
952.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 9/9 A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Natural Gas Use: 25,273,359.9 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $301,000 for 2022**
#5 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 91% of all buildings
4.3x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
5x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use: 19,472,904 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $816,000 for 2022**
#4 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 91% of all buildings
5x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
3.9x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 44,746,264 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity: 343.4 kBtu / sqft
#2 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 96% of all buildings
2.6x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
2.0x median College/University
173.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 189.6 kBtu / sqft
#7 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 96% of all buildings
2.4x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
2.0x 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
2014	2,238,599	-	32.7	73,204	560.0	219,950,383	516,911,375
2015	2,238,599	-	31.3	70,156	536.1	224,419,967	471,936,891
2016	2,238,599	-	31.8	71,081.4	576.5	227,341,321	549,330,198
2017	236,060	-	10.1	2,382.6	185.4	6,476,184	22,314,556
2018	236,060	3.0	12.2	2,879.3	217.7	11,313,809	18,771,664
2019	236,060	1.0	19.0	4,486.3	340.8	16,868,279	31,630,032
2020	236,060	1.0	17.2	4,055.1	318.9	17,126,215	26,023,479
2021	236,060	1.0	17.6	4,152.7	345.8	19,730,681	25,127,129
2022	236,060	1.0	16.6	3,907.2	343.4	19,472,904	25,273,359

* 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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