Harper Center (Booth School)

5807 South Woodlawn Ave., Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 102455

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Building Info

Square Footage: 419,312 sqft
#11 Largest of College/Universities
Higher than 87% of all buildings
3.4x median
124,364 sqft
3.1x median College/University
135,042 sqft
Built: 2004
Primary Property Type: College/University
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
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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 F: 11 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 91% of all buildings
1.8x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.3x median College/University
8.3 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 4,633 tons CO₂e
#8 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 93% of all buildings
6x median
841.4 tons CO₂e
4.2x median College/University
1,104.4 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 10/10
A

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Energy Breakdown for Harper Center (Booth School)

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 844,920 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $10,000 for 2023**
#6 Lowest of College/Universities 🏆
Lower than 96% of all buildings
1/7 median
5,517,828 kBtu
1/7 median College/University
5,543,304.9 kBtu
Electricity Use: 22,430,559 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $940,000 for 2023**
#7 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 93% of all buildings
6x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
4.0x median College/University
5,566,941.2 kBtu
District Steam Use: 21,836,146 kBtu
3.4x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 45,111,626 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 Harper Center (Booth School)

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	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft
2014	D	D	D	A	16.19	6,790	50%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 48%Other	25,532,624	885,000	24,287,151	263	419,312
2015	C	D	C	A	13.1	5,495	49%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 50%Other	20,304,754	721,900	20,739,505	213.4	419,312
2016	C	F	B	A	13.8	5,774	48%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 51%Other	22,454,137	741,380	24,038,050	239	419,312
2017	C	F	B	A	14.1	5,906	47%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 52%Other	22,712,585	750,540	25,106,238	244	419,312
2018	C	F	B	A	13.1	5,498	49%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 50%Other	23,410,756	618,850	23,657,916	225.8	419,312
2019	C	D	B	A	12.5	5,233	50%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 49%Other	23,586,405	191,590	23,224,493	224.6	419,312
2020	C	F	B	A	11.7	4,903	55%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 45%Other	23,260,064	231,890	18,988,612	210.4	484,154
2021	C	F	B	A	11	4,603	53%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 47%Other	22,758,299	325,632	20,122,375	210.5	484,154
2022	C	F	B	A	11.1	4,639	50%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 48%Other	23,377,091	980,518	22,716,196	223.7	484,154
2023	C	F	B	A	11	4,633	50%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 48%Other	22,430,560	844,920	21,836,146	214.5	419,312

* 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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