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Chicago Swissotel 

323 E Wacker Dr, Chicago IL, 60601 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 158219

Building Info

Square Footage
1,076,489 sqft
#5 Largest of Hotels
Higher than 96% of all buildings
8x median
139,707 sqft
4.5x median Hotel
241,525.5 sqft
Built
1988
Primary Property Type
Hotel
Community Area
Loop
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
6.3 kg CO2e / sqft
#3 Lowest of Hotels 🏆
Lower than 52% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
0.7x median Hotel
9.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
5,621.3 metric tons CO2 eq.
Higher than 94% of all buildings
6x median
885.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
2.2x median Hotel
2,557.1 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
130.2 kBtu / sqft
#3 Lowest of Hotels 🏆
Lower than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.7x median Hotel
194.1 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
73 kBtu / sqft
#6 Lowest of Hotels 🏆
Lower than 57% of all buildings
0.9x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.7x median Hotel
106.2 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
37,948,797.8 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $452,000 for 2022**
Higher than 95% of all buildings
7x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
3.0x median Hotel
12,698,925.4 kBtu
Electricity Use
27,374,738.9 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $1,147,000 for 2022**
Higher than 93% of all buildings
7x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
2.2x median Hotel
12,188,104.7 kBtu

Historical Data

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
Energy Star
Score
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft Source EUI kBtu / sqft Electricity Use kBtu Natural Gas Use kBtu
2015 891,733 - 55 10.5175.734,237,50946,806,797
2016 891,733 - 55 10.1179.037,543,39639,786,500
2017 709,823 - 33 12.8226.136,096,16244,901,400
2018 709,823 3.0 45 11.7207.735,355,99746,140,901
2020 891,733 4.0 81 7.8144.324,309,93432,738,102
2021 891,733 4.0 74 7.9154.527,050,54032,296,201
2022 1,076,489 4.0 87 6.3130.227,374,73837,948,797

* 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: