717 N Michigan Ave
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Chicago Building ID: 156021
Building Info
- Square Footage
- 61,612 sqftLower than 89% of all buildings1/2 median139,707 sqft1/2 median Retail Store130,000 sqft
- Built
- 1965
- Primary Property Type
- Retail Store
- Community Area
- Near North Side
-
Chicago Energy Rating
- 4.0 / 4
-
Energy Star Score
- 100 / 100
- Owner
Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 1.7 kg CO2e / sqft#20 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆#1 Lowest of Retail Stores 🏆1/4 median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft1/5 median Retail Store8.5 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 104.5 tons CO2e#11 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆#1 Lowest of Retail Stores 🏆1/8 median885.8 tons CO2e1/10 median Retail Store1,029 tons CO2e
Years Reported 1/1 A
2022
Energy Breakdown
- Natural Gas Use
- 1,366,011.6 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $16,000 for 2022**Lower than 87% of all buildings1/4 median5,818,399.6 kBtu1/3 median Retail Store4,459,611.7 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 242,379.5 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $10,000 for 2022**#15 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆#1 Lowest of Retail Stores 🏆1/16 median3,796,376.7 kBtu1/25 median Retail Store6,011,192.2 kBtu
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 1,608,391 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 34.3 kBtu / sqft#17 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆#1 Lowest of Retail Stores 🏆1/4 median132.2 kBtu / sqft1/5 median Retail Store174.9 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 26.1 kBtu / sqft#1 Lowest of Retail Stores 🏆Lower than 98% of all buildings1/3 median78.4 kBtu / sqft1/3 median Retail Store89.5 kBtu / sqft
Full Historical Data Table
| Year | Floor Area sqft |
Chicago Energy Rating |
Energy Star Score | GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft | GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e | Source EUI kBTU / sqft | Electricity Use kBTU | Natural Gas Use kBTU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 61,612 | 4.0 | 100 | 1.7 | 104.5 | 34.3 | 242,379 | 1,366,011 |
* 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
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: