Harold Washington College 

30 E Lake St, Chicago IL, 60601 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 101980

⚠️ Anomaly Detected - Inconsistent Gas Use

This building has had extremely large changes in gas use, which is likely to indicate errors in reporting.

🕰️ Out Of Date Data

This building did not report full data in 2022, so top-level stats are from 2020, the latest full year reported.

Building Info

Square Footage
345,300 sqft
2.5x median
139,707 sqft
2.9x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built
1983
Primary Property Type
College/University
Community Area
Loop
Owner
City Colleges of Chicago
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Warning - Data Discrepencies Detected

We detected some issues with this building's data, so these grades may not be reflective of the building's true performance.

2020 Report Card

Overall Grade
B
Emissions Intensity - 50%
D
Energy Mix - 40%
A
Consistent Reporting - 10%
B
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2020

Greenhouse Gas Intensity D
20142020730730.28
7 kg CO2e / sqft
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
0.8x median College/University
8.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
201420202,43010,4562,43010,456
2,430.4 tons CO2e
2.7x median
885.8 tons CO2e
2.6x median College/University
952.6 tons CO2e

Years Reported 6/9
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  • 2014 data reported

    2014

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data not reported

    2021

  • 2022 data not reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
201420201,053,707127,278,0011,053,707127,278,001
1,089,499.9 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $13,000 for 2020**
1/5 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/4 median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use
2014202015,201,73518,393,37215,201,73518,393,372
15,201,735 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $637,000 for 2020**
4.0x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
3.1x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Energy Mix A

Total Energy Use: 16,291,235 kBTU

93%Electricity7%Fossil Gas
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
20142020127554126.6554
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

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating 		GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2eSource EUI kBTU / sqftElectricity Use kBTUFossil Gas Use kBTU District
Steam Use kBTU		 District Chilled
Water Use kBTU		Energy Mix
2014 345,300 - 30.2810,45655418,393,372127,278,001 - -
13%Electricity
87%Fossil Gas
0%Other
2015 345,300 - 10.73,704168.917,926,0821,936,775 - -
90%Electricity
10%Fossil Gas
0%Other
2016 345,300 - 9.33,217.1158.717,096,682.41,053,706.9 - -
94%Electricity
6%Fossil Gas
0%Other
2017 345,300 - 9.13,146.3155.216,706,1181,080,694 - -
94%Electricity
6%Fossil Gas
0%Other
2018 345,300 3.0 8.72,987146.317,472,265.11,509,999.9 - -
92%Electricity
8%Fossil Gas
0%Other
2019 - 0.0 --- - -
2020 345,300 3.0 72,430.4126.615,201,7351,089,499.9 - -
93%Electricity
7%Fossil Gas
0%Other
2021 345,300 0.0 --- - -
2022 345,300 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 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)

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