Chicago Historical Society 

1601 N Clark Street, Chicago IL, 60614 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 165143

🕰️ Out Of Date Data

This building did not report full data in 2023, so top-level stats are from 2015, the latest full year reported.

Building Info

Square Footage
270,160 sqft
2.2x median
124,364 sqft
1/2 median Museum
620,851 sqft
Built
1932
Primary Property Type
Museum
Community Area
Lincoln Park
Ward
43
Owner
Not Tagged

2015 Report Card

Overall Grade
D
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
C
Consistent Reporting - 10%
D
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2015

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
20152015191918.818.8
18.8 kg CO2e / sqft
3.0x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
1.8x median Museum
10.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
201520155,0745,0745,0745,074
5,074 tons CO2e
6x median
841.4 tons CO2e
1.2x median Museum
4,398.8 tons CO2e

Years Reported 1/8
D Help icon

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data not reported

    2016

  • 2018 data not reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data not reported

    2020

  • 2021 data not reported

    2021

  • 2022 data not reported

    2022

  • 2023 data not reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Chicago Historical Society

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
2015201623,234,00023,841,00023,234,00023,841,000
23,841,000 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $284,000 for 2015**
4.3x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.5x median Museum
16,295,149.4 kBtu
Electricity Use
2015201518,989,07018,989,07018,989,07018,989,070
18,989,070 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $796,000 for 2015**
5x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.7x median Museum
26,105,774.3 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 42,830,070 kBTU

44%Electricity56%Fossil Gas
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
20152015313313313.1313.1
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 Chicago Historical Society

Year Overall
Grade 		Emissions
Intensity
Sub-Grade 		Energy Mix
Sub-Grade 		Reporting Mix
Sub-Grade 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTUSource EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
2015 D F C D 18.85,074
44%Electricity
56%Fossil Gas
0%Other
 18,989,070 23,841,000 313.1 270,160 -
2016- - 23,234,000 270,160 -
2018- - - 270,160 0.0
2019- - - - 0.0
2020- - - 270,160 0.0
2021- - - 270,160 0.0
2022- - - 270,160 0.0
2023- - - - 0.0

* 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

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

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