Foster Hall
Chicago Building ID: 252057
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Building Info
- Square Footage
- 28,067 sqft1/4 median124,364 sqft1/8 median Office231,240 sqft
- Built
- 1893
- Primary Property Type
- Office
- Community Area
- Hyde Park
- Ward
- 5
-
Chicago Energy Rating
- 2.5 / 4
-
Energy Star Score
- 52 / 100
- Owner
Note: Owner manually tagged. Logo used under fair use.
2023 Report Card
Debug Full Grade Data
- AvgPercentileLetterGrade: D
- AvgPercentileGrade: 36.0449694522024
- GHGIntensityLetterGrade: D
- GHGIntensityPercentileGrade: 23.67807153965785
- EnergyMixLetterGrade: D
- EnergyMixWeightedPctSum: 18.69983276987196
- EnergyMixPercentileGrade: 35.51483420593368
- SubmittedRecordsLetterGrade: A
- MissingRecordsCount: 0.0
- SubmittedRecordsPercentileGrade: 100.0
Emissions & Energy Information for 2023
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity D
- 7.9 kg CO2e / sqftHigher than 76% of all buildings1.3x median6.2 kg CO2e / sqft1.2x median Office6.6 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 221.6 tons CO2e#5 Lowest of Offices 🏆Lower than 98% of all buildings1/4 median841.4 tons CO2e1/7 median Office1,647.9 tons CO2e
Years Reported
9/9
A
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Energy Breakdown for Foster Hall
- Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
- Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
This Building Uses District Heating ❗Although this building didn't burn any fossil gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.
- Electricity Use
- 517,060 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $22,000 for 2023**#1 Lowest of Offices 🏆Lower than 98% of all buildings1/7 median3,580,332.6 kBtu1/18 median Office9,303,318.1 kBtu
- District Steam Use
- 2,247,991 kBtu1/3 median6,360,617.1 kBtu
Energy Mix D
Total Energy Use: 2,765,052 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 Foster Hall
| 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 |
District Steam Use kBTU |
District Chilled Water Use kBTU | Source EUI kBTU / sqft | Floor Area sqft |
Chicago Energy Rating |
Energy Star Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | C | C | D | A | 9.1 | 1,649 | 28%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 72%Other | 4,442,615 | 11,397,650 | - | 152.6 | 181,231 | - | - |
| 2016 | C | C | D | A | 8.4 | 1,524 | 28%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 72%Other | 4,268,081 | 11,117,358 | - | 147.7 | 181,231 | - | - |
| 2017 | C | C | D | A | 8 | 1,456 | 26%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 74%Other | 3,853,912 | 11,206,884 | - | 141.2 | 181,231 | - | - |
| 2018 | C | C | D | A | 7.9 | 1,438 | 23%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 77%Other | 3,694,292 | 12,407,869 | - | 139.4 | 181,231 | 2.0 | - |
| 2019 | C | C | B | A | 8.7 | 1,572 | 18%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 66%Other | 3,487,422 | 12,990,219 | 3,144,611 | 155.9 | 181,231 | 2.0 | - |
| 2020 | C | C | C | A | 6.5 | 459.3 | 19%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 70%Other | 1,063,486 | 3,921,502 | 624,292 | 117.4 | 70,372 | 4.0 | - |
| 2021 | C | C | C | A | 6.4 | 451.6 | 20%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 67%Other | 1,138,702 | 3,776,872 | 725,157 | 119.3 | 70,372 | 4.0 | - |
| 2022 | C | C | C | A | 6.8 | 477.1 | 19%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 68%Other | 1,185,072 | 4,220,802 | 774,204 | 129.3 | 70,372 | 3.0 | - |
| 2023 | D | D | D | A | 7.9 | 221.6 | 19%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 81%Other | 517,060 | 2,247,992 | - | 147.9 | 28,067 | 2.5 | 52.0 |
* 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