At a glance
CDOT Central Office is a 100,000-square-foot office building at 1501 W Pershing Rd in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1975. In its 2019 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 60 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 148.4 kBtu/ft² and 907 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 26% of the 320 scored office buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2019
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 60 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 148.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 174.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 907 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 308,823 kWh |
| Natural gas | 137,832 therms |
| Gross floor area | 100,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:250066:2019 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019latest | 60 | -4 | 148.4 kBtu/ft² | 907 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 64 | -23 | 123.0 kBtu/ft² | 778 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 87 | -4 | 113.1 kBtu/ft² | 735 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 91 | ±0 | 99.4 kBtu/ft² | 674 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 91 | 100.7 kBtu/ft² | 699 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 1501 W Pershing Rd
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60609
- Coordinates
- 41.82315, -87.66360
Within ~1 km
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How does CDOT Central Office compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. CDOT Central Office's ENERGY STAR score of 60 compares with an average of 69 across the 320 that report a score; it scores higher than 26% of them and lower than 73%. Its site EUI of 148.4 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 70.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 21% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 100,000 sq ft, it is about 80% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 19 years later than the group's average year built (1957). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
How has CDOT Central Office's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 5 Chicago disclosures for CDOT Central Office, covering report years 2015–2019. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 91 in 2015 to 60 in 2019 (-31 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 91. Site EUI moved from 100.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 148.4 kBtu/ft² (2019), an 47% increase. Reported emissions went from 699 tCO₂e to 907 tCO₂e over the same span (up 30%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 60 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 60 means the building performs better than about 60% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 60 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 15 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Chicago, 35% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. CDOT Central Office's 148.4 kBtu/ft² across 100,000 sq ft works out to about 14.8 billion Btu (4,349 MWh-equivalent) in 2019. Its source EUI of 174.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 308,823 kWh of electricity and 137,832 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires CDOT Central Office to report its energy use?
CDOT Central Office reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2019 disclosure (source record chicago:250066:2019). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is CDOT Central Office's energy grade?
CDOT Central Office scores 60 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2019 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does CDOT Central Office use?
Its 2019 site energy-use intensity was 148.4 kBtu/ft² (174.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 100,000 sq ft, including 308,823 kWh of electricity and 137,832 therms of natural gas.
What are CDOT Central Office's carbon emissions?
CDOT Central Office reported 907 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2019.
Where is CDOT Central Office?
CDOT Central Office is at 1501 W Pershing Rd, in Chicago, Illinois 60609. Its coordinates are 41.82315, -87.66360 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is CDOT Central Office and when was it built?
CDOT Central Office has 100,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2019 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is CDOT Central Office covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2019 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “CDOT Central Office, Chicago, Illinois — 2019 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/cdot-central-office-8fc3738c (data as of October 2, 2026).