Building Info
- Square Footage
- 168,656 sqftHigher than 58% of all buildings1.2x median139,707 sqft1.3x median Library125,828 sqft
- Built
- 1984
- Primary Property Type
- Library
- Community Area
- Hyde Park
-
Chicago Energy Rating
- 3.0 / 4
- Owner
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity
- 9.4 kg CO2e / sqft#2 Lowest of Librarys 🏆Higher than 84% of all buildings1.5x median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft0.8x median Library12.2 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 1,581.8 tons CO2eHigher than 70% of all buildings1.8x median885.8 tons CO2e1.1x median Library1,385.2 tons CO2e
Years Reported 7/7 A
2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
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)
- 9,229 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $100 for 2022**Lower than 93% of all buildings1/630 median5,818,399.6 kBtu1/42 median Library387,594.5 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 5,079,760.7 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $213,000 for 2022**Higher than 60% of all buildings1.3x median3,796,376.7 kBtu0.9x median Library5,415,153.3 kBtu
- District Steam Use
- 7,570,150.7 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
- District Chilled Water Use
- 7,771,319.9 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.
Energy Mix
Total Energy Use: 20,430,460 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- Source Energy Usage Intensity
- 180.3 kBtu / sqft#2 Lowest of Librarys 🏆Higher than 80% of all buildings1.4x median132.2 kBtu / sqft0.7x median Library245.3 kBtu / sqft
- Site Energy Usage Intensity
- 121.1 kBtu / sqftHigher than 87% of all buildings1.5x median78.4 kBtu / sqft1.0x median Library121.9 kBtu / sqft
Full Historical Data Table
| Year | Floor Area sqft |
Chicago Energy Rating | GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft | GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e | Source EUI kBTU / sqft | Electricity Use kBTU | Fossil Gas Use kBTU | District Steam Use kBTU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 168,656 | - | 8.9 | 1,493 | 146.4 | 5,071,621 | - | 4,258,986 |
| 2016 | 168,656 | - | 8.8 | 1,482.3 | 154.7 | 4,920,503 | - | 4,869,287 |
| 2018 | 168,656 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1,685.1 | 172.6 | 5,222,751 | - | 6,841,095 |
| 2019 | 168,656 | 2.0 | 10.4 | 1,750.3 | 185.2 | 5,859,038 | - | 7,115,046 |
| 2020 | 168,656 | 3.0 | 9.1 | 1,527.2 | 161.7 | 5,231,080 | 10,380 | 6,201,409 |
| 2021 | 168,656 | 1.0 | 11.2 | 1,881 | 206.1 | 5,268,493 | 9,645 | 9,153,455 |
| 2022 | 168,656 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 1,581.8 | 180.3 | 5,079,760 | 9,229 | 7,570,150 |
* 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