University of Chicago

The University of Chicago is a research institution, a member Ivy Plus Sustainability Consortium, and a 2021 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year. The main campus, a 217-acre botanic garden located on Chicago’s south side, includes more than 135 buildings that host and support multiple academic programs, research, arts, and culture.

The University’s Sustainability Plan has a strong focus on climate change and energy. The University released the 2018–2025 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan to reduce scopes 1 and 2 carbon intensity by 20% by 2025 and implemented 25 projects that contributed to a 13% reduction in scope 1 and 2 carbon intensity by 2020. A new implementation plan in development will guide decisions to reduce greenhouse emissions from university buildings and fleet vehicles while procuring renewable electricity from on- and off-site sources

Implementation Model

University of Chicago’s Online Reuse Marketplace

Summit Event

If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Improve It: Building and Portfolio Energy Management Tools

Leadership Commitments

Solutions

Leadership Commitments

Better Buildings Challenge

Goal

Commitment