Symphony of Bronzeville

3400 3428 S INDIANA AVE, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 136830

Building Info

Square Footage: 99,590 sqft
#13 Largest of Senior Living Communities
Lower than 92% of others
1/3 the median, 1.0x the median Senior Living Community
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Median benchmarked Senior Living Community*:
103,076 sqft
Built: 1977
Primary Property Type: Senior Living Community
Community Area: Douglas
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 7 / 100
Owner

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 19.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
#3 Highest of Senior Living Communities 🚨
Higher than 91% of others
2.5x the median, 1.3x the median Senior Living Community
Median benchmarked building*:
7.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Median benchmarked Senior Living Community*:
15 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,415.5 metric tons CO₂ eq.
#10 Highest of Senior Living Communities 🚨
Lower than 75% of others
0.7x the median, 1.0x the median Senior Living Community
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063.4 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Median benchmarked Senior Living Community*:
1,415.5 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 364.3 kBtu / sqft
#3 Highest of Senior Living Communities 🚨
Higher than 91% of others
2.5x the median, 1.3x the median Senior Living Community
Median benchmarked building*:
143.1 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Senior Living Community*:
281.7 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 230.9 kBtu / sqft
#3 Highest of Senior Living Communities 🚨
Higher than 94% of others
2.8x the median, 1.3x the median Senior Living Community
Median benchmarked building*:
81.9 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Senior Living Community*:
178.9 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: 11,751,100.5 kBtu
#10 Highest of Senior Living Communities 🚨
Lower than 53% of others
1.0x the median, 1.0x the median Senior Living Community
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856.3 kBtu
Median benchmarked Senior Living Community*:
11,808,240.6 kBtu
Electricity Use: 5,070,722.7 kBtu
#10 Highest of Senior Living Communities 🚨
Lower than 80% of others
0.6x the median, 1.0x the median Senior Living Community
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
Median benchmarked Senior Living Community*:
5,070,722.7 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: