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USG Building 

550 W Adams, Chicago IL, 60661 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Building Info

Square Footage
525,575 sqft
Higher than 75% of others
1.8x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built
2006
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near West Side
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
5.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 82% of others
0.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
3,080.1 metric tons CO2 eq.
Higher than 71% of others
1.5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
106.5 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 84% of others
0.7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
38.8 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 97% of others
1/2 the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
606,774 kBtu
Lower than 96% of others
1/20 the median
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856 kBtu
Electricity Use
19,528,896.4 kBtu
Higher than 82% of others
2.2x 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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