Crerar Library
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5730 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252038

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Building Info

Square Footage: 168,656 sqft
Higher than 62% of all buildings
1.4x median
124,364 sqft
1.2x median Library
146,470.5 sqft
Built: 1984
Primary Property Type: Library
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
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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: 8.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 79% of all buildings
1.3x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.8x median Library
10.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,392 tons CO₂e
Higher than 67% of all buildings
1.7x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.2x median Library
1,190.8 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Crerar Library

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 7,108 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $80 for 2023**
#13 Lowest in Chicago* 🏆
#1 Lowest of Librarys 🏆
1/776 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/306 median Library
2,176,479.5 kBtu
Electricity Use: 4,500,854 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $189,000 for 2023**
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.3x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.9x median Library
5,102,925.2 kBtu
District Steam Use: 6,194,531 kBtu
1.0x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use: 6,662,892 kBtu
0.9x median
7,765,434.2 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 17,365,387 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 Crerar Library

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	B	C	B	A	8.9	1,493	39%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 33%Other	5,071,621	-	4,258,986	3,636,360	146.4	168,656	-
2016	B	C	A	A	8.8	1,482	34%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 33%Other	4,920,503	-	4,869,287	4,782,240	154.7	168,656	-
2018	C	D	A	A	10	1,685	28%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 36%Other	5,222,752	-	6,841,095	6,868,080	172.6	168,656	2.0
2019	B	D	A	A	10.4	1,750	29%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 36%Other	5,859,039	-	7,115,046	6,896,880	185.2	168,656	2.0
2020	C	D	A	A	9.1	1,527	31%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 36%Other	5,231,080	10,380	6,201,410	5,662,800	161.7	168,656	3.0
2021	C	F	A	A	11.2	1,881	22%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 38%Other	5,268,493	9,645	9,153,455	9,871,200	206.1	168,656	1.0
2022	C	F	A	A	9.4	1,581	25%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 37%Other	5,079,761	9,229	7,570,151	7,771,320	180.3	168,656	3.0
2023	C	D	A	A	8.3	1,392	26%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 36%Other	4,500,855	7,108	6,194,532	6,662,892	154.9	168,656	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 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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