At a glance
The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) is a 282,000-square-foot office building at 1950 W. Polk St. in Chicago, Illinois, built in 2018. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 113.1 kBtu/ft² and 3,146 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 113.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 222.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 3,146 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 11.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 4,903,134 kWh |
| Natural gas | 151,501 therms |
| Gross floor area | 282,000 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:255951:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | 113.1 kBtu/ft² | 3,146 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 116.8 kBtu/ft² | 3,031 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 93.9 kBtu/ft² | 2,768 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
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
- 1950 W. Polk St.
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60612
- Coordinates
- 41.90297, -87.68349
Within ~1 km
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How does The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) 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 113.1 kBtu/ft² is about 61% 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 11.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 49% above the group average of 7.5 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 282,000 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 488,124 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2018, 62 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 The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center)'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Chicago disclosures for The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center), covering report years 2018–2023. Site EUI moved from 93.9 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 113.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 20% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,768 tCO₂e to 3,146 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does a site EUI of 113.1 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. The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center)'s 113.1 kBtu/ft² across 282,000 sq ft works out to about 31.9 billion Btu (9,347 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 222.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 4,903,134 kWh of electricity and 151,501 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) to report its energy use?
The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) 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:255951:2023). 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 The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center)'s energy grade?
The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2023 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 113.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 113.1 kBtu/ft² (222.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 282,000 sq ft, including 4,903,134 kWh of electricity and 151,501 therms of natural gas.
What are The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center)'s carbon emissions?
The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) reported 3,146 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (11.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center)?
The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) is at 1950 W. Polk St., in Chicago, Illinois 60612. Its coordinates are 41.90297, -87.68349 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) and when was it built?
The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) has 282,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2018 as its year built. It is classed as office.
Is The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center) 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, “The Professional Building (Central Campus Health Center), Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/the-professional-building-central-campus-health-center-aedf19d6 (data as of October 2, 2026).