Congress Center

525 W Van Buren, Chicago IL, 60607 Find on Google Maps

Building Info

Square Footage: 539,738 sqft
Higher than 76% of others
1.8x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built: 2000
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Near West Side
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 77 / 100
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Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 6.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 67% of others
0.8x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,533.5 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Higher than 75% of others
1.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 120.2 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 71% of others
0.8x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 42.9 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 94% of others
0.5x 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: 22,640,612.2 kBtu
Higher than 85% of others
2.6x 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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