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Chicago State University Campus 
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9501 S Martin Luther King Dr, Chicago IL, 60628 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 102585

Building Info

Square Footage
1,170,487 sqft
#1 Largest of College/Universities
Higher than 97% of all buildings
8x median
139,707 sqft
10x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built
1971
Primary Property Type
College/University
Building Count
12
Community Area
Roseland
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
10.5 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 88% of all buildings
1.6x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.3x median College/University
8.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
12,345.7 metric tons CO2 eq.
#46 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#1 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
14x median
885.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
13x median College/University
952.6 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
218.3 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 88% of all buildings
1.7x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.3x median College/University
173.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
124.5 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 89% of all buildings
1.6x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.3x median College/University
93.1 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
87,216,219.1 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $1,040,000 for 2022**
#26 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#1 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
15x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
18x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use
58,560,221.7 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $2,454,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
15x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
12x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Historical Data

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Natural Gas Use kBTU
2014 1,170,487 - 15.3817,998259.062,776,910101,398,441
2015 1,170,487 - 13.515,801225.757,937,84178,322,978
2016 1,170,487 - 12.414,564.6220.359,760,15666,827,227
2017 1,170,487 - 11.613,572.8205.055,005,02364,061,912
2018 1,170,487 2.0 11.813,834.3208.560,124,93372,139,998
2019 1,170,487 2.0 12.014,102.4215.254,973,25693,322,310
2020 1,170,487 3.0 10.312,026.3190.651,376,81675,457,753
2021 1,170,487 2.0 10.812,617.7211.959,175,98778,429,800
2022 1,170,487 2.0 10.512,345.7218.358,560,22187,216,219
Total GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2e)

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

** Note on Bill Estimates: Estimates for gas and electric bills are based on average electric and gas retail prices for Chicago in 2021 and are rounded. We expect large buildings would negotiate lower rates with utilities, but these estimates serve as an upper bound of cost and help understand the volume of energy a building is used by comparing it to your own energy bills! See our Chicago Gas & Electric Costs Source (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

What Should We Do About This?

Practically every building has room to improve with energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, switching to ENERGY STAR rated appliances, and more, but for any buildings with large natural gas use, we recommend one thing: electrify!

In other words, buildings should look to move all on-site uses of fossil fuels (including space heating, water heating, and cooking) to electrically powered systems like industrial grade heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and induction stoves. With Illinois' current electric supply, just using the same amount of energy from electricity, rather than natural gas (aka methane) will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is because Illinois' grid in 2020 was already 67% carbon-free (see Illinois - Power | DecarbMyState (opens in a new tab)). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel (opens in a new tab).

You can help make this a reality by talking to building owners and letting them know that a building's emissions are important to you, and that you want to see their building become fully electric and stop emitting greenhouse gases. Particularly for buildings you have a financial stake in (like your university, work, condo building, or apartment building) your voice in concert with your fellow building users can have a huge impact.

Additional Resources

See some additional resources on improving energy efficiency and understanding this data: