Technology Business Center 
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3440 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago IL, 60616 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 172544

Building Info

Square Footage
144,195 sqft
Higher than 56% of all buildings
1.2x median
124,364 sqft
0.6x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built
1964
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Douglas
Ward
3
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
1.0 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
C
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
16.9 kg CO2e / sqft
#3 Highest of Offices 🚨
Higher than 97% of all buildings
2.7x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
2.6x median Office
6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2,442 tons CO2e
Higher than 84% of all buildings
2.9x median
841.4 tons CO2e
1.5x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO2e

Years Reported 7/8
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  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Technology Business Center

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

This Building Uses District Heating ❗

Although this building didn't burn any fossil gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.

Electricity Use
5,885,426 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $247,000 for 2023**
Higher than 66% of all buildings
1.6x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.6x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu
District Steam Use
13,713,090 kBtu
2.2x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
13,439,207 kBtu
1.7x median
7,765,434.2 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 33,037,725 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Site Energy Usage Intensity
Not Reported

This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table for Technology Business Center

Year Overall
Grade 		Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade 		Energy Mix
Sub-Grade 		Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU District
Steam Use kBTU		 District Chilled
Water Use kBTU		Source EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		Energy Star
Score
2016 C F B A 27.84,013
26%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
39%Other
 11,317,263 17,113,602 15,013,836 493.3 144,195 - 3.0
2017 C F B A 28.14,055
24%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
40%Other
 10,913,002 18,028,206 15,943,968 498.6 144,195 - 2.0
2018 C F A A 26.43,803
23%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
43%Other
 10,283,475 19,342,800 15,344,736 457.9 144,195 1.0 -
2019- - - - - 1.0 -
2020 C F A A 24.43,522
24%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
40%Other
 10,302,384 16,855,698 15,090,912 435.9 144,195 1.0 2.0
2021 C F A A 23.33,363
23%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
39%Other
 9,902,306 16,758,984 15,869,076 432.3 144,195 1.0 2.0
2022 C F A A 21.73,133
23%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
42%Other
 9,479,246 17,120,765 14,194,596 416.5 144,195 1.0 2.0
2023 C F A A 16.92,442
18%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
42%Other
 5,885,427 13,713,090 13,439,208 313.5 144,195 1.0 6.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2023, 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)

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