Harper Library 

1116 East 59th Street Chicago, Il 60637, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 252045

Building Info

Square Footage
119,311 sqft
#1 Largest of Social/Meeting Halls
Lower than 52% of all buildings
1.0x median
124,364 sqft
1.4x median Social/Meeting Hall
85,000 sqft
Built
1912
Primary Property Type
Social/Meeting Hall
Community Area
Hyde Park
Ward
5
Chicago Energy Rating (opens in a new tab)
4.0 / 4
Owner
Not Tagged

2023 Report Card

Overall Grade
C
Emissions Intensity - 50%
F
Energy Mix - 40%
C
Consistent Reporting - 10%
A
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
8.5 kg CO2e / sqft
#1 Lowest of Social/Meeting Halls 🏆
Higher than 80% of all buildings
1.4x median
6.2 kg CO2e / sqft
0.8x median Social/Meeting Hall
10.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
1,008 tons CO2e
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.2x median
841.4 tons CO2e
1.0x median Social/Meeting Hall
1,008.7 tons CO2e

Years Reported 9/9
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  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

  • 2023 data reported

    2023

Energy Breakdown for Harper Library

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
2,791,768 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $117,000 for 2023**
#1 Lowest of Social/Meeting Halls 🏆
Lower than 59% of all buildings
0.8x median
3,580,332.6 kBtu
0.7x median Social/Meeting Hall
4,099,499.3 kBtu
District Steam Use
8,275,243 kBtu
1.3x median
6,360,617.1 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
1,302,006 kBtu
1/6 median
7,765,434.2 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 12,369,019 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 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 CO2eEnergy Mix Electricity Use kBTU District
Steam Use kBTU		 District Chilled
Water Use kBTU		Source EUI kBTU / sqft Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
2015 B B B A 7.81,317
44%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
38%Other
 4,723,999 4,070,955 1,849,920 128.2 168,350 -
2016 B B B A 7.21,384
36%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
45%Other
 4,717,957 5,785,492 2,485,320 126.3 192,035 -
2017 C C C A 7.81,494
30%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
59%Other
 4,465,438 8,777,094 1,634,160 136.5 192,035 -
2018 B C B A 7.71,480
29%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
60%Other
 4,579,255 9,480,085 1,692,963 134.2 192,035 2.0
2019 B B B A 6.71,291
31%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
59%Other
 4,312,645 8,235,018 1,366,339 120.9 192,035 3.0
2020 C D C A 7.6908.3
24%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
65%Other
 2,534,294 6,836,331 1,116,306 136.9 67,780 2.0
2021 C D C A 8.3994.6
21%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
69%Other
 2,549,876 8,465,556 1,296,575 155.1 119,311 2.0
2022 C D B A 8.1967.1
22%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
66%Other
 2,708,519 8,092,813 1,384,354 155.7 119,311 2.0
2023 C F C A 8.51,008
23%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
67%Other
 2,791,769 8,275,244 1,302,007 158.9 119,311 4.0

* 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 (opens in a new tab) for the original statistics.

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

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