Albert Merritt Billings

950 East 59th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 250124

Building Info

Square Footage: 488,322 sqft
3.9x median
124,364 sqft
2.1x median Office
231,240 sqft
Built: 1927
Primary Property Type: Office
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 73 / 100
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2019 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2019

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C: 7.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.2x median Office
6.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 3,880 tons CO₂e
4.6x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
2.4x median Office
1,647.9 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 6/6
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019

Energy Breakdown for Albert Merritt Billings

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
This Building Uses District Heating ❗
Although this building didn't burn any fossil gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.
Electricity Use: 18,328,779 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $768,000 for 2019**
5x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
2.0x median Office
9,303,318.1 kBtu
District Steam Use: 12,525,060 kBtu
2.0x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 30,853,840 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
Site Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table for Albert Merritt Billings

Year	Overall Grade	Emissions Intensity Sub-Grade	Energy Mix Sub-Grade	Reporting Mix Sub-Grade	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Energy Mix	Electricity Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2014	B	B	C	A	10.47	5,111	52%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 48%Other	19,456,661	18,101,040	170	488,322	-	83.0
2015	B	C	B	A	10.1	4,946	57%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 43%Other	19,625,237	15,104,100	163.4	488,322	-	84.0
2016	C	D	B	A	10	4,870	52%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 48%Other	19,808,247	18,363,720	172.6	488,322	-	81.0
2017	B	C	B	A	8.6	4,194	62%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 38%Other	18,541,951	11,545,980	147.7	488,322	-	88.0
2018	B	C	A	A	7.9	3,855	61%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 39%Other	18,517,879	11,665,380	134.9	488,322	3.5	67.0
2019	B	C	A	A	7.9	3,880	59%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 41%Other	18,328,780	12,525,060	136	488,322	4.0	73.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2023, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

** Note on Bill Estimates: Estimates for gas and electric bills are based on average electric and gas retail prices for Chicago in 2021 and are rounded. We expect large buildings would negotiate lower rates with utilities, but these estimates serve as an upper bound of cost and help understand the volume of energy a building is used by comparing it to your own energy bills! See our Chicago Gas & Electric Costs Source for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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