Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

5700 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 102460

Attribution: Source

Building Info

Square Footage: 1,300,000 sqft
#48 Largest
#1 Largest of Museums
10x median
124,364 sqft
2.1x median Museum
620,851 sqft
Built: 1893
Primary Property Type: Museum
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 0.0 / 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 B: 4.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
#1 Lowest of Museums 🏆
Lower than 76% of all buildings
0.8x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1/2 median Museum
10.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 6,354 tons CO₂e
Higher than 96% of all buildings
8x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
1.4x median Museum
4,398.8 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 10/10
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 22,914,598 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $273,000 for 2023**
Higher than 92% of all buildings
4.2x median
5,517,828 kBtu
1.4x median Museum
16,295,149.4 kBtu
Electricity Use: 38,424,294 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $1,610,000 for 2023**
Higher than 96% of all buildings
11x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
1.5x median Museum
26,105,774.3 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 61,338,893 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 Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

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
2014	B	A	C	A	8.5	10,297	57%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 0%Other	42,942,145	31,928,824	139	1,211,750	-
2015	B	B	B	A	8.2	9,876	61%Electricity 39%Fossil Gas 0%Other	42,097,388	27,057,126	132.4	1,211,750	-
2016	B	C	B	A	7.6	9,171	61%Electricity 39%Fossil Gas 0%Other	42,022,194	27,129,610	132.3	1,211,750	-
2017	B	C	B	A	7.2	8,722	60%Electricity 40%Fossil Gas 0%Other	39,739,453	26,129,680	125.5	1,211,750	-
2018	B	B	A	A	6.7	8,081	57%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 0%Other	39,197,348	29,543,708	116.1	1,211,750	3.0
2019	A	B	A	A	6.1	7,443	63%Electricity 37%Fossil Gas 0%Other	37,596,553	22,531,638	106.3	1,211,750	4.0
2020	A	A	A	A	4.4	5,371	59%Electricity 41%Fossil Gas 0%Other	27,931,407	19,061,559	81.1	1,211,750	4.0
2021	A	B	A	A	4.9	5,884	64%Electricity 36%Fossil Gas 0%Other	34,007,517	19,338,559	95.3	1,211,750	4.0
2022	A	B	A	A	5.2	6,290	60%Electricity 40%Fossil Gas 0%Other	37,613,966	25,159,462	108.7	1,211,750	3.0
2023	A	B	A	A	4.9	6,354	63%Electricity 37%Fossil Gas 0%Other	38,424,294	22,914,599	101.3	1,300,000	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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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