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William Eckhardt Research Center 
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5640 S ELLIS AVE, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

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Building Info

Square Footage
284,391 sqft
Lower than 52% of others
1.0x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built
2015
Primary Property Type
Laboratory
Community Area
Hyde Park
Owner
University of Chicago
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Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
46.2 kg CO2e / sqft
#11 Highest in Chicago 🚩
6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
13,137 metric tons CO2 eq.
#50 Highest in Chicago 🚩
6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
824.3 kBtu / sqft
#12 Highest in Chicago 🚩
6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
543.7 kBtu / sqft
#12 Highest in Chicago 🚩
7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building, which may mean a value of zero for this field.

Electricity Use
40,449,584.4 kBtu
Higher than 92% of others
4.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
District Steam Use
58,884,749.8 kBtu
4.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
12,791,107 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
55,298,274.3 kBtu
6x 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.

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