Breckinridge House (University of Chicago)
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1442 E. 59th Street, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 256502

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Building Info

Square Footage: 50,698 sqft
Lower than 98% of all buildings
1/3 median
139,707 sqft
1/5 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
237,121 sqft
Built: 1916
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 96 / 100
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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 A: 4 kg CO₂e / sqft
#1 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
Lower than 90% of all buildings
0.6x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.6x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 201.4 tons CO₂e
#1 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
Lower than 98% of all buildings
1/4 median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1/10 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
2,005.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 5/5
A

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 110 kBtu
#2 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
Lower than 94% of all buildings
1/52895 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/9255 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
1,018,042 kBtu
Electricity Use: 215,596 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $9,000 for 2022**
#12 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆
#1 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
1/18 median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/43 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
9,286,974.7 kBtu
District Steam Use: 2,605,988 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix D

Total Energy Use: 2,821,695 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 Breckinridge House (University of Chicago)

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	Energy Star Score
2018	B	A	D	A	4.4	225.6	10%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 90%Other	305,137	-	2,632,520	-	79.3	50,698	-	95.0
2019	B	A	D	A	3.7	188.9	13%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 87%Other	317,876	-	2,097,858	-	67.3	50,698	4.0	97.0
2020	B	A	D	A	4.1	209.2	10%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 90%Other	270,056	210	2,516,092	-	74.6	50,698	4.0	95.0
2021	B	A	D	A	3.8	194.7	9%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 91%Other	233,191	319	2,429,790	-	70.5	50,698	4.0	96.0
2022	B	A	D	A	4	201.4	8%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 92%Other	215,596	110	2,605,989	-	73.7	50,698	4.0	96.0

* 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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