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Richard J Daley Center 
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50 W Washington, Chicago IL, 60602 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Building Info

Square Footage
1,593,714 sqft
#48 Largest
5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built
1965
Primary Property Type
Courthouse
Community Area
Loop
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 64% of others
0.9x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
10,603.2 metric tons CO2 eq.
Higher than 94% of others
5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
127.5 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 65% of others
0.9x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
72.2 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 62% of others
0.9x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
65,724,181.5 kBtu
#45 Highest in Chicago 🚩
5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856 kBtu
Electricity Use
45,571,417.1 kBtu
Higher than 93% of others
5x 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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