Harper Library / Classics

1116 E 59th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 252045

Building Info

Square Footage: 119,311 sqft
Lower than 56% of all buildings
0.9x median
139,707 sqft
1.3x median Social/Meeting Hall
94,280.5 sqft
Built: 1912
Primary Property Type: Social/Meeting Hall
Community Area: Hyde Park
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.0 / 4
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 8.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 75% of all buildings
1.3x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.6x median Social/Meeting Hall
14.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 967.1 tons CO₂e
Higher than 54% of all buildings
1.1x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
0.8x median Social/Meeting Hall
1,177.8 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8 A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Note: Buildings are marked as reporting when we have greenhouse gas intensity values for them, but some buildings are missing GHG intensity values but have reported the underlying energy use data, but we're unsure why this is the case.

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 0 kBtu
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Social/Meeting Hall
740,360 kBtu
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: 2,708,519.3 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $114,000 for 2022**
Lower than 62% of all buildings
0.7x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.8x median Social/Meeting Hall
3,478,704.9 kBtu
District Steam Use: 8,092,812.6 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
District Chilled Water Use: 1,384,353.5 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 12,185,685 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info

Source Energy Usage Intensity: 155.7 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.2x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.6x median Social/Meeting Hall
272.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 102.1 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 76% of all buildings
1.3x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.6x median Social/Meeting Hall
177.2 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	District Steam Use kBTU
2015	168,350	-	7.8	1,317	128.2	4,723,999	-	4,070,955
2016	192,035	-	7.2	1,384.7	126.3	4,717,956	-	5,785,491
2017	192,035	-	7.8	1,494.5	136.5	4,465,438	-	8,777,094
2018	192,035	2.0	7.7	1,480.5	134.2	4,579,255	-	9,480,085
2019	192,035	3.0	6.7	1,291.9	120.9	4,312,645	-	8,235,018
2020	67,780	2.0	7.6	908.3	136.9	2,534,294	-	6,836,331
2021	119,311	2.0	8.3	994.6	155.1	2,549,875	0	8,465,555
2022	119,311	2.0	8.1	967.1	155.7	2,708,519	0	8,092,812

* 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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