International House

1414 E 59th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 254181

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Building Info

Square Footage: 237,121 sqft
Higher than 68% of all buildings
1.7x median
139,707 sqft
1.0x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
237,121 sqft
Built: 1932
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Ward: 5
Chicago Energy Rating: 4.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 81 / 100
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2022 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C: 6.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
#3 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
Higher than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,534 tons CO₂e
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.7x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
0.8x median Residence Hall/Dormitory
2,005.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 7/7
A

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 389,979 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $5,000 for 2022**
Lower than 91% of all buildings
1/15 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/3 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
1,018,042 kBtu
Electricity Use: 3,853,506 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $162,000 for 2022**
Lower than 50% of all buildings
1.0x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/2 median Residence Hall/Dormitory
9,286,974.7 kBtu
District Steam Use: 14,664,767 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
District Chilled Water Use: 620,748 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 19,529,001 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 International House

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	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2016	C	C	C	A	8.2	1,950	43%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 53%Other	7,213,903	23,707	8,838,096	626,040	143.1	237,121	-	66.0
2017	B	B	D	A	5.7	1,345	22%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 75%Other	3,218,712	-	10,945,052	455,760	100.1	237,121	-	83.0
2018	C	B	D	A	6.7	1,579	16%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 81%Other	3,016,053	-	15,635,370	740,520	117.8	237,121	4.0	83.0
2019	B	B	C	A	6.8	1,623	17%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 81%Other	3,341,676	-	16,147,656	556,200	123.5	237,121	3.5	80.0
2020	C	B	D	A	6.1	1,456	18%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 80%Other	3,211,777	192,393	14,102,728	166,200	111	237,121	4.0	83.0
2021	C	C	C	A	6.3	1,495	20%Electricity 1%Fossil Gas 75%Other	3,675,761	231,091	13,922,744	639,900	117.5	237,121	4.0	81.0
2022	C	C	C	A	6.5	1,534	20%Electricity 2%Fossil Gas 75%Other	3,853,507	389,979	14,664,768	620,748	124	237,121	4.0	81.0

* 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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