Target, Chicago South Loop (1889)

1154 S Clark St, Chicago IL, 60605.0 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 119071

Building Info

Square Footage: 345,933 sqft
#8 Largest of Retail Stores
Higher than 58% of others
1.2x the median, 2.1x the median Retail Store
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Median benchmarked Retail Store*:
166,603.5 sqft
Built: 2004
Primary Property Type: Retail Store
Community Area: Loop
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 62.0 / 100
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Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 10.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
#10 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Higher than 75% of others
1.4x the median, 1.1x the median Retail Store
Median benchmarked building*:
7.7 kg CO₂e / sqft
Median benchmarked Retail Store*:
9.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,929.2 metric tons CO₂ eq.
#6 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Lower than 54% of others
0.9x the median, 1.5x the median Retail Store
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063.4 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Median benchmarked Retail Store*:
1,311.1 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 195.5 kBtu / sqft
#11 Highest of Retail Stores 🚩
Higher than 74% of others
1.4x the median, 1.1x the median Retail Store
Median benchmarked building*:
143.1 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Retail Store*:
181.7 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 81.1 kBtu / sqft
#17 Highest of Retail Stores 🚩
Lower than 51% of others
1.0x the median, 1.0x the median Retail Store
Median benchmarked building*:
81.9 kBtu / sqft
Median benchmarked Retail Store*:
82.3 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: 3,220,100.2 kBtu
#17 Highest of Retail Stores 🚩
Lower than 89% of others
1/4 the median, 0.8x the median Retail Store
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856.3 kBtu
Median benchmarked Retail Store*:
3,841,749.8 kBtu
Electricity Use: 11,265,400.7 kBtu
#5 Highest of Retail Stores 🚨
Higher than 64% of others
1.3x the median, 1.6x the median Retail Store
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
Median benchmarked Retail Store*:
7,135,570.5 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: