Saieh Hall for Economics 

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5757 S University Ave, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Building Info

Square Footage

153,115 sqft

Lower than 81% of others

0.5x the median

Median benchmarked building*:

296,415 sqft

Built

2013

Primary Property Type

College/University

Community Area

Hyde Park

Chicago Energy Rating

4.0 / 4

Owner

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Note: Owner manually tagged. Logo used under fair use.

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity

7.7 kg CO₂e / sqft

Lower than 50% of others

1.0x the median

Median benchmarked building*:

8 kg CO₂e / sqft

Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions

1,171.6 metric tons CO₂ eq.

Lower than 87% of others

0.6x the median

Median benchmarked building*:

2,063 metric tons CO₂ eq.

Source Energy Usage Intensity

137.2 kBtu / sqft

Lower than 55% of others

1.0x the median

Median benchmarked building*:

143 kBtu / sqft

Site Energy Usage Intensity

87.1 kBtu / sqft

Higher than 57% of others

1.1x the median

Median benchmarked building*:

82 kBtu / sqft

Natural Gas Use

10,900 kBtu

#7 Lowest 🏆

1/1135 the median

Median benchmarked building*:

12,367,856 kBtu

Electricity Use

3,622,646.7 kBtu

Lower than 92% of others

1/2 the median

Median benchmarked building*:

8,755,592 kBtu

District Steam Use

6,892,699.2 kBtu

0.5x the median

Median benchmarked building*:

12,791,107 kBtu

District Chilled Water Use

2,807,520.1 kBtu

1/3 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

Additional Resources:

• Chicago Energy Benchmarking: Taking Action to Improve Energy Efficiency | City of Chicago
• Chicago Average EUIs and ENERGY STAR scores by property type [PDF]
• U.S. Energy Use Intensity by Property Type | ENERGY STAR [PDF]