At a glance
International Tower is a office building at 8550 W Bryn Mawr Ave in Chicago, Illinois. It is listed in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year. Its most recent reported figures are from 2021, when it scored 72 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR with a site EUI of 101.7 kBtu/ft².
No energy data reported for 2023
International Tower appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year. Earlier reported years are in the table below.
Source record chicago:103733:2023
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 72 | +1 | 101.7 kBtu/ft² | 2,758 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 71 | +10 | 95.0 kBtu/ft² | 2,822 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 61 | +18 | 106.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,363 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 43 | -11 | 117.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,745 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 54 | +6 | 129.1 kBtu/ft² | 5,051 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 48 | -10 | 142.6 kBtu/ft² | 5,536 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 58 | +17 | 81.2 kBtu/ft² | 5,071 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 41 | 96.0 kBtu/ft² | 5,927 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
- 8550 W Bryn Mawr Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60631
- Coordinates
- 41.88451, -87.66704
Within ~1 km
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How has International Tower's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Chicago disclosures for International Tower, covering report years 2014–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2014 to 72 in 2021 (+31 points). Site EUI moved from 96.0 kBtu/ft² (2014) to 101.7 kBtu/ft² (2021), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 5,927 tCO₂e to 2,758 tCO₂e over the same span (down 53%).
Which law requires International Tower to report its energy use?
International Tower 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 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:103733:2023). 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 International Tower's energy grade?
International Tower has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2023. The 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is International Tower?
International Tower is at 8550 W Bryn Mawr Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60631. Its coordinates are 41.88451, -87.66704 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
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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, “International Tower, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/international-tower-d2c26308 (data as of October 2, 2026).