{"id":9209,"date":"2015-01-13T17:03:15","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T23:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=9209"},"modified":"2015-01-14T11:09:08","modified_gmt":"2015-01-14T17:09:08","slug":"how-edf-and-chicago-are-leading-the-way-to-energy-efficient-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/01\/13\/how-edf-and-chicago-are-leading-the-way-to-energy-efficient-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"How EDF and Chicago are Leading the Way to Energy-Efficient Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/01\/chicago-449021_1280.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-9215\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/01\/chicago-449021_1280-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"chicago-449021_1280\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/01\/chicago-449021_1280-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/01\/chicago-449021_1280-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/38\/files\/2015\/01\/chicago-449021_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>One degree Fahrenheit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">Yes, that was Friday\u2019s temperature in Chicago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">But instead of thinking about jetting off to a sandy beach in the Caribbean, my thoughts instead turn to a more practical matter. As I look across the Chicago skyline, I wonder how many of these buildings have old, inefficient heating systems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">The good news is that right here in Chicago, some building owners are finding better, more efficient ways to heat \u2014 and in balmier times, cool \u2014 their properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">Over the past year, EDF, the City of Chicago, and some of the city\u2019s leading building owners have teamed up to make real progress in cutting energy use and costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">The<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/media\/commercial-building-leaders-move-city-chicago-closer-energy-goals\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">results of this partnership<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">have helped Chicago move closer to the goal of the city\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.retrofitchicagocbi.org\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">Retrofit Chicago<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">initiative: reduce commercial energy use in participating buildings by 20 percent in five years. The Mayor\u2019s office has set the bar for energy savings, and EDF Climate Corps is providing boots on the ground to get it done.\u00a0And Chicago\u2019s leading building owners and operators are showing creativity and innovation in taking their energy management to the next level.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">Let me tell you a little more about the buildings that are driving energy efficiency in Chicago:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/edfclimatecorps.org\/impact\/driving-energy-efficiency-class-buildings\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">77 West Wacker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">, an all-electric<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jll.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">JLL property<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">, is a shining model of energy management in Class A buildings. In ten years, 77 West Wacker has gone from working toward LEED certification to being one of Chicago\u2019s most energy-efficient buildings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">By collecting and analyzing building data, 77 West Wacker was able to find energy-saving opportunities through customizations to its Building Automation System (BAS). So when last year\u2019s polar vortex hit Chicago and energy prices spiked for a 12-hour period, 77 West Wacker was able to preheat the building and reduce energy consumption by over 1,000 kWh per hour during the cold spell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">325 West Huron is located in one of Chicago\u2019s hottest neighborhoods. A Class B building owned by<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/edfclimatecorps.org\/impact\/roi-energy-efficiency-class-b-buildings\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">Urban Innovations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">, this property has a steam boiler that\u2019s over 100 years old. But thanks to Jason Szczur, Urban Innovations\u2019 chief engineer, the boiler is now an environmental asset. By installing new igniters, tubes, heating elements, and insulation, Jason was able to improve the energy efficiency of the building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">Both 77 West Wacker and Urban Innovations joined Retrofit Chicago in 2014, with help from the energy-saving strategies developed by their EDF Climate Corps fellows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/shorenstein.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">Shorenstein Properties\u2019<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">River North Point is 1.2 million square feet of office and creative space originally built in the 1970s. Now, it is LEED Gold certified and modeling sustainability through consistent improvements since 2009. In 2014, EDF Climate Corps worked with<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/edfclimatecorps.org\/engagement\/shorenstein-properties-andrew-guerra-2014\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">River North Point<\/span><\/a><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">to take advantage of ComEd\u2019s Retro-Commissioning program and expand tenant engagement in energy efficiency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5041499441msonormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">Chicago\u2019s<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmart.com\/\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">Merchandise Mart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">, one of the largest commercial buildings in the world, continues to find energy savings for their property and their tenants. Through<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/edfclimatecorps.org\/engagement\/merchandise-mart-2014\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">good old-fashioned data collection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">, EDF Climate Corps was able to identify 520,000 kWh of electricity that could be saved annually by reducing after-hours use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">There\u2019s still work to be done. But take inspiration from the progress that EDF Climate Corps, the City of Chicago, and leading businesses have made in<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/edfclimatecorps.org\/impact\/driving-energy-efficiency-chicago-buildings\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif';\">reducing energy use in Chicago<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #2c2d2d;\">. We\u2019re just getting warmed up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 18.75pt; background: white;\"><em>This post originally appeared on our <a href=\"http:\/\/edfclimatecorps.org\/blog\/2015\/01\/12\/how-edf-and-chicago-are-leading-way-energy-efficient-buildings\">EDF Climate Corps blog<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One degree Fahrenheit. Yes, that was Friday\u2019s temperature in Chicago. But instead of thinking about jetting off to a sandy beach in the Caribbean, my thoughts instead turn to a more practical matter. As I look across the Chicago skyline, I wonder how many of these buildings have old, inefficient heating systems. The good news &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39755,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42996,1077,254,40302],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-9209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-smart-power","category-edf-climate-corps","category-energy-efficiency","category-illinois"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How EDF and Chicago are Leading the Way to Energy-Efficient Buildings - Energy Exchange<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2015\/01\/13\/how-edf-and-chicago-are-leading-the-way-to-energy-efficient-buildings\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How EDF and Chicago are Leading the Way to Energy-Efficient Buildings - Energy Exchange\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"One degree Fahrenheit. 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