Baumhart Student Residence Hall

26 E Pearson St, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 160412

Building Info

Square Footage: 246,327 sqft
#7 Largest of Residence Hall/Dormitories
Lower than 60% of others
0.8x the median, 1.0x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
255,286 sqft
Built: 2006
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Near North Side
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 82 / 100
Owner

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 5.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
#10 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Lower than 87% of others
0.7x the median, 0.7x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
7.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
7.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,359 metric tons CO₂ eq.
#9 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Lower than 78% of others
0.7x the median, 0.7x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063.4 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
1,993.2 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 102.3 kBtu / sqft
#10 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Lower than 87% of others
0.7x the median, 0.7x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
143.1 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
137.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 58.1 kBtu / sqft
#10 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Lower than 81% of others
0.7x the median, 0.7x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
81.9 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
79.3 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: 8,500,000.2 kBtu
#5 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Lower than 67% of others
0.7x the median, 0.8x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856.3 kBtu
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
10,137,040.2 kBtu
Electricity Use: 5,814,939.8 kBtu
#8 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Lower than 73% of others
0.7x the median, 0.7x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
8,266,307.4 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

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 ). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel .

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: