Hinds Laboratory 
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5734 S Ellis Ave, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 173925

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Building Info

Square Footage
131,381 sqft
Lower than 52% of all buildings
0.9x median
139,707 sqft
0.9x median Laboratory
150,729 sqft
Built
1969
Primary Property Type
Laboratory
Community Area
Hyde Park
Ward
5
Owner
University of Chicago
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
20152022294428.944.1
32.3 kg CO2e / sqft
#15 Highest in Chicago* 🚩
5x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.4x median Laboratory
23.5 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
201520223,7975,8003,7975,800
4,237 tons CO2e
Higher than 91% of all buildings
4.8x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1.0x median Laboratory
4,237.4 tons CO2e

Years Reported 8/8
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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

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
0 kBtu
#2 Lowest of Laboratories 🏆
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median Laboratory
91,419 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
2015202216,392,31220,401,02416,392,31220,401,024
16,507,348 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $692,000 for 2022**
Higher than 88% of all buildings
4.3x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.0x median Laboratory
16,507,348 kBtu
District Steam Use
201520225,246,24524,259,8715,246,24524,259,871
24,259,871 kBtu

Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

District Chilled Water Use
201520226,948,00010,172,3856,948,00010,172,385
8,583,133 kBtu

Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 49,350,353 kBTU

33%Electricity49%District Steam17%District Chilling
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Source Energy Usage Intensity
20152022517725516.9724.6
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 Hinds Laboratory

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 D F B A 44.15,800
43%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
42%Other
20,401,024 20,109,275 6,948,000 724.6 131,381 -
2016 C F A A 38.14,999
46%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
34%Other
19,490,825 14,306,244 8,679,912 662.9 131,381 -
2017 C F A A 32.64,285
57%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
16%Other
18,810,400 5,246,245 8,715,472 563.9 131,381 -
2018 C F A A 31.34,107
51%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
20%Other
18,549,816 7,306,110 10,172,385 532.7 131,381 2.0
2019 C F A A 28.93,797
49%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
25%Other
17,459,904 8,904,852 9,127,284 516.9 131,381 1.0
2020 C F A A 30.74,037
42%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
35%Other
16,855,846 13,943,711 9,127,346 550.1 131,381 1.0
2021 C F A A 30.43,997
38%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
40%Other
16,392,313 17,305,096 9,624,826 574.5 131,381 1.0
2022 C F B A 32.34,237
33%Electricity
0%Fossil Gas
49%Other
16,507,348 24,259,871 8,583,134 633.4 131,381 1.0

* 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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