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The Art Institute of Chicago 
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111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, 60603 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

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Building Info

Square Footage
1,008,416 sqft
Higher than 91% of others
3.4x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built
1892
Primary Property Type
Museum
Community Area
Loop
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
20.7 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 92% of others
2.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
20,891.4 metric tons CO2 eq.
#19 Highest in Chicago 🚩
10x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
387.2 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 92% of others
2.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
238 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 95% of others
2.9x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
160,912,625.4 kBtu
#10 Highest in Chicago 🚨
13x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856 kBtu
Electricity Use
79,096,897.3 kBtu
#38 Highest in Chicago 🚩
9x 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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