Renee Granville-Grossman Residential Commons

6031 S Ellis Ave, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252043

Building Info

Square Footage: 338,679 sqft
#3 Largest of Residence Hall/Dormitories
Higher than 57% of others
1.1x the median, 1.3x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
255,286 sqft
Built: 2009
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Woodlawn
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 62 / 100
Owner

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 8.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
#3 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 63% of others
1.2x the median, 1.2x 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: 3,017.2 metric tons CO₂ eq.
#2 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 70% of others
1.5x the median, 1.5x 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: 160 kBtu / sqft
#3 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 62% of others
1.1x the median, 1.2x 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: 96.4 kBtu / sqft
#4 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 67% of others
1.2x the median, 1.2x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
81.9 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
79.3 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: 458,920 kBtu
#7 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Lower than 96% of others
1/27 the median, 1/22 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: 10,338,124.3 kBtu
#3 Highest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🚨
Higher than 59% of others
1.2x the median, 1.3x the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
Median benchmarked Residence Hall/Dormitory*:
8,266,307.4 kBtu
District Steam Use: 16,569,437.8 kBtu
1.3x the median, the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
12,791,107.2 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 5,296,662.1 kBtu
0.5x the median, the median Residence Hall/Dormitory
Median benchmarked building*:
9,674,280.5 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: