Beecher, Kelley, Green, Foster, Social Science Research Building

1126 E 59th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252057

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Building Info

Square Footage: 70,372 sqft
Lower than 82% of all buildings
0.5x median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built: 1929
Primary Property Type: College/University
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C: 6.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.8x median College/University
8.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 477.1 tons CO₂e
#8 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 76% of all buildings
0.5x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
0.5x median College/University
952.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 0 kBtu
#5 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
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: 1,185,071.6 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $50,000 for 2022**
#2 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 87% of all buildings
1/3 median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/4 median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu
District Steam Use: 4,220,801.9 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
District Chilled Water Use: 774,204.4 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 6,180,078 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 Beecher, Kelley, Green, Foster, Social Science Research Building

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	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating
2015	C	C	D	A	9.1	1,649	28%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 72%Other	4,442,615	-	11,397,650	-	152.6	181,231	-
2016	C	C	D	A	8.4	1,524.9	28%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 72%Other	4,268,081	-	11,117,357.7	-	147.7	181,231	-
2017	C	C	D	A	8	1,456.7	26%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 74%Other	3,853,912	-	11,206,884	-	141.2	181,231	-
2018	C	C	D	A	7.9	1,438.5	23%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 77%Other	3,694,291.8	-	12,407,868.5	-	139.4	181,231	2.0
2019	C	C	B	A	8.7	1,572.5	18%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 66%Other	3,487,422.3	-	12,990,218.8	3,144,610.7	155.9	181,231	2.0
2020	C	C	C	A	6.5	459.3	19%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 70%Other	1,063,485.5	-	3,921,501.8	624,292.2	117.4	70,372	4.0
2021	C	C	C	A	6.4	451.6	20%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 67%Other	1,138,701.8	-	3,776,872.4	725,157.4	119.3	70,372	4.0
2022	C	C	C	A	6.8	477.1	19%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 68%Other	1,185,071.6	-	4,220,801.9	774,204.4	129.3	70,372	3.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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