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Bell Federal Building 

79 W Monroe St, Chicago IL, 60603 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Building Info

Square Footage
198,650 sqft
Lower than 71% of others
0.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built
1904
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Loop
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
12.8 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 82% of others
1.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2,550.9 metric tons CO2 eq.
Higher than 63% of others
1.2x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
229.7 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 82% of others
1.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
95.8 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 66% of others
1.2x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building, which may mean a value of zero for this field.

Electricity Use
14,972,119.1 kBtu
Higher than 75% of others
1.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
4,064,916 kBtu
1/2 the median
Median benchmarked building*:
9,674,280 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 (opens in a new tab)

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