Adler Planetarium

1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Building Info

Square Footage: 175,000 sqft
Lower than 76% of others
0.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built: 1930
Primary Property Type: Museum
Community Area: Near South Side
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Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 73% of others
0.8x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,117.1 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Lower than 92% of others
0.5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 116.5 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 75% of others
0.8x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 54.5 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 85% of others
0.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: 3,615,000.1 kBtu
Lower than 88% of others
1/3 the median
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856 kBtu
Electricity Use: 5,927,156.1 kBtu
Lower than 72% of others
0.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 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

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