At a glance
Plumbers Local 130 UA is a 51,130-square-foot office building at 1340 W Washington Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1925. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 106.9 kBtu/ft² and 477 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 106.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 185.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 477 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 629,341 kWh |
| Natural gas | 33,202 therms |
| Water use | 0 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 51,130 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:260129:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 106.9 kBtu/ft² | 477 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 121.2 kBtu/ft² | 545 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 118.4 kBtu/ft² | 550 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 149.8 kBtu/ft² | 725 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | 6 | +3 | 158.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 3 | -10 | 144.5 kBtu/ft² | 736 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 13 | +1 | 136.5 kBtu/ft² | 785 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 12 | 141.0 kBtu/ft² | 817 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 135.0 kBtu/ft² | 751 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
- 1340 W Washington Boulevard
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60607
- Coordinates
- 42.01180, -87.70693
Within ~1 km
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How does Plumbers Local 130 UA compare with other office buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 387 office buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 106.9 kBtu/ft² is about 52% above 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 9.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 24% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 51,130 sq ft, it is about 90% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 31 years earlier 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 Plumbers Local 130 UA's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Plumbers Local 130 UA, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 12 in 2016 to 6 in 2019 (-6 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 13. Site EUI moved from 135.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 106.9 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 21% decrease. Reported emissions went from 751 tCO₂e to 477 tCO₂e over the same span (down 37%).
What does a site EUI of 106.9 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Plumbers Local 130 UA's 106.9 kBtu/ft² across 51,130 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,602 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 185.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 629,341 kWh of electricity, 33,202 therms of natural gas and 0 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires Plumbers Local 130 UA to report its energy use?
Plumbers Local 130 UA 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:260129:2023). 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 Plumbers Local 130 UA's energy grade?
Plumbers Local 130 UA did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 106.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Plumbers Local 130 UA use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 106.9 kBtu/ft² (185.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 51,130 sq ft, including 629,341 kWh of electricity and 33,202 therms of natural gas.
What are Plumbers Local 130 UA's carbon emissions?
Plumbers Local 130 UA reported 477 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Plumbers Local 130 UA?
Plumbers Local 130 UA is at 1340 W Washington Boulevard, in Chicago, Illinois 60607. Its coordinates are 42.01180, -87.70693 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Plumbers Local 130 UA and when was it built?
Plumbers Local 130 UA has 51,130 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1925 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is Plumbers Local 130 UA covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “Plumbers Local 130 UA, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/plumbers-local-130-ua-658a5aa8 (data as of October 2, 2026).