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352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE 
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352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE, Chicago IL, 60657.0 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 159651

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Building Info

Square Footage
158,320 sqft
Lower than 79% of others
0.5x the median, 1/2 the median Multifamily Housing
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Median benchmarked Multifamily Housing*:
322,820 sqft
Built
1960
Primary Property Type
Multifamily Housing
Community Area
Lake View
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
136.5 kg CO2e / sqft
#3 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🚨
18x the median, 20x the median Multifamily Housing
Median benchmarked building*:
7.7 kg CO2e / sqft
Median benchmarked Multifamily Housing*:
6.8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
19,869.9 metric tons CO2 eq.
#24 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
#1 Highest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🚨
10x the median, 10x the median Multifamily Housing
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063.4 metric tons CO2 eq.
Median benchmarked Multifamily Housing*:
1,946.6 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
2,696.3 kBtu / sqft
#2 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🚨
19x the median, 21x the median Multifamily Housing
Median benchmarked building*:
143.1 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Multifamily Housing*:
127.9 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
2,559.5 kBtu / sqft
#2 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🚨
31x the median, 33x the median Multifamily Housing
Median benchmarked building*:
81.9 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Multifamily Housing*:
77.9 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
371,924,615.1 kBtu
#3 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🚨
30x the median, 25x the median Multifamily Housing
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856.3 kBtu
Median benchmarked Multifamily Housing*:
14,588,457.9 kBtu
Electricity Use
738,234 kBtu
#3 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆
#2 Lowest of Multifamily Housing Buildings 🏆
1/12 the median, 1/10 the median Multifamily Housing
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
Median benchmarked Multifamily Housing*:
7,427,110.9 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: