Columbia Explorers

4520 S Kedzie Ave, Chicago IL, 60632 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 251555

Building Info

Square Footage: 90,500 sqft
Lower than 66% of all buildings
0.7x median
124,364 sqft
0.9x median K-12 School
97,862 sqft
Built: 2001
Primary Property Type: K-12 School
Building Count: 4
Community Area: Brighton Park
Ward: 12
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 19 / 100
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2023 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity D: 7.6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 73% of all buildings
1.2x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median K-12 School
6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 685.3 tons CO₂e
Lower than 58% of all buildings
0.8x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.2x median K-12 School
579.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Columbia Explorers

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 2,947,820 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $35,000 for 2023**
Lower than 78% of all buildings
0.5x median
5,517,828 kBtu
0.7x median K-12 School
4,479,009.8 kBtu
Electricity Use: 3,779,049 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $158,000 for 2023**
Higher than 52% of all buildings
1.1x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.5x median K-12 School
2,489,173.4 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 6,726,869 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 Columbia Explorers

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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2015	B	B	B	A	7.2	777	61%Electricity 39%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,309,833	2,114,495	116.7	108,052	-	82.0
2016	B	B	B	A	7.2	777	64%Electricity 36%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,622,838	2,056,307	125.3	108,052	-	77.0
2017	B	C	B	A	7.3	791	56%Electricity 44%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,483,048	2,768,378	128.1	108,052	-	75.0
2018	B	B	A	A	6.3	684.2	59%Electricity 41%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,366,836	2,336,724	110	108,052	3.0	67.0
2019						-		-	-		-	0.0	-
2020	C	D	B	A	7.6	685.6	51%Electricity 49%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,304,104	3,198,810	139.3	90,500	2.5	34.0
2021	C	D	B	A	8	721.3	53%Electricity 47%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,796,509	3,370,950	156.6	90,500	1.0	24.0
2022	B	C	A	A	6.5	698.1	53%Electricity 47%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,895,750	3,482,070	134.8	108,052	2.5	40.0
2023	C	D	A	A	7.6	685.3	56%Electricity 44%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,779,049	2,947,820	151.1	90,500	1.0	19.0

* 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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