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Hilton Chicago 
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720 S Michigan Ave, Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 157955

Building Info

Square Footage
2,054,590 sqft
#24 Largest
#2 Largest of Hotels
7x the median, 7x the median Hotel
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Median benchmarked Hotel*:
311,794 sqft
Built
1927
Primary Property Type
Hotel
Community Area
Loop
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
#47 Highest of Hotels 🚩
Lower than 69% of others
0.9x the median, 0.8x the median Hotel
Median benchmarked building*:
7.7 kg CO2e / sqft
Median benchmarked Hotel*:
8.1 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
13,461.3 metric tons CO2 eq.
#48 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#1 Highest of Hotels 🚨
7x the median, 6x the median Hotel
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063.4 metric tons CO2 eq.
Median benchmarked Hotel*:
2,340.9 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
121.6 kBtu / sqft
#48 Highest of Hotels 🚩
Lower than 70% of others
0.8x the median, 0.8x the median Hotel
Median benchmarked building*:
143.1 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Hotel*:
150.7 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
69.7 kBtu / sqft
#46 Highest of Hotels 🚩
Lower than 65% of others
0.9x the median, 0.8x the median Hotel
Median benchmarked building*:
81.9 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Hotel*:
86 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
86,384,061.1 kBtu
#27 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#3 Highest of Hotels 🚨
7x the median, 7x the median Hotel
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856.3 kBtu
Median benchmarked Hotel*:
12,522,087.3 kBtu
Electricity Use
56,853,318.8 kBtu
#1 Highest of Hotels 🚨
Higher than 95% of others
6x the median, 5x the median Hotel
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
Median benchmarked Hotel*:
10,606,949.4 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 (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: