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Cook County Department of Corrections Campus 
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2700 S California Ave, Chicago IL, 60608 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Building Info

Square Footage
5,283,746 sqft
#4 Largest
18x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built
1926
Primary Property Type
Prison/Incarceration
Building Count
57
Community Area
South Lawndale
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
11.1 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 76% of others
1.4x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
50,507.1 metric tons CO2 eq.
#5 Highest in Chicago 🚨
24x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
207.1 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 77% of others
1.4x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
131.1 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 82% of others
1.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
417,475,703 kBtu
#2 Highest in Chicago 🚨
34x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856 kBtu
Electricity Use
181,413,218.9 kBtu
#7 Highest in Chicago 🚨
21x 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 (opens in a new tab)

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