American Library Association 

40-50 E. Huron, Chicago IL, 60611 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 135060

⚠️ This building did not report data in 2022, this data is from 2016, the latest year reported

Building Info

Square Footage
104,122 sqft
0.7x median
139,707 sqft
1/2 median Office
259,000 sqft
Built
1960
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near North Side
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2016

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
10.6 kg CO2e / sqft
1.7x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.5x median Office
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,104.6 tons CO2e
1.2x median
885.8 tons CO2e
0.6x median Office
1,832.2 tons CO2e

Years Reported 2/2 A

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

Note: Buildings are marked as reporting when we have greenhouse gas intensity values for them, but some buildings are missing GHG intensity values but have reported the underlying energy use data, but we're unsure why this is the case.

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
29,843.8 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $400 for 2016**
1/195 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/90 median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
Electricity Use
5,984,456.9 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $251,000 for 2016**
1.6x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.6x median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 6,014,301 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
180.8 kBtu / sqft
1.4x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.3x median Office
142.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
57.8 kBtu / sqft
0.7x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.9x median Office
66.3 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year Floor Area sqft Energy Star
Score 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTU
2015 104,122 - 11.81,226184.16,094,28234,812
2016 104,122 71 10.61,104.6180.85,984,45629,843

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2022, 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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