Chicago, Illinois

This facility features the following green attributes:
Green Power
ENERGY STAR

Region 5 Office

Total Facility Area: 420,178 rentable square feet (RSF) (EPA share)
Estimated Personnel: 1,489 EPA personnel
Energy Consumption: 26,138,214,420 Btu per year (EPA share)
Btu per RSF per Year: 62,207
Water Consumption: 5,562,340 gallons per year
Gallons per RSF per Year: 13.24

All energy and water data are reported as of FY 2010.

Description

EPA's Region 5 Headquarters is located in the Metcalfe Federal Building in Chicago, Illinois, and oversees EPA operations in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and 35 Tribal Nations. The Agency has implemented a number of programs and procedures to minimize its environmental impact.

Unique Environmental Features

Energy Conservation

With the installation of a comprehensive green lighting system, the Metcalfe Federal Building was awarded the ENERGY STAR^® label in 1999 for its continued efforts to increase energy efficiency. In 2007, the Metcalfe Building received the ENERGY STAR label again with a performance rating of 80 out of 100, an improvement over the rating of 77 received by the facility in 1999.

Green Power

EPA offsets 100 percent of the electricity consumption at the Region 5 office with renewable energy certificates (RECs) purchased through the Agency's current blanket green power contract. Learn more about EPA's current and past blanket green power contracts.

Waste Reduction and Recycling

In 2002, EPA initiated a closed-loop paper recycling program for GSA's multi-tenant Metcalfe Federal Building. EPA and the U.S. General Services Administration have worked to increase the building's recycling rate by 200 percent, keeping a majority of paper products out of the waste stream. Known as "Anything-That-Rips," this system allows EPA to recycle its paper and have it manufactured into recycled tissue and towels to be used at Region 5 facilities.
For more Region 5 best practices, see the EPA Offices Waste Diversion Best Practices.

For More Information About This Facility

Website: www.epa.gov/region5

Hedrick E. Partee (partee.hedrick@epa.gov)
536 South Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: (312) 353-4190