John T. Richardson Library

2350 N Kenmore Ave, Chicago IL, 60614 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 251328

Building Info

Square Footage: 187,000 sqft
Higher than 61% of all buildings
1.3x median
139,707 sqft
1.6x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built: 1990
Primary Property Type: College/University
Community Area: Lincoln Park
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.0 / 4
Owner
Extra Resources: Richardson Library Retrofit Report

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: 6.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 55% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.7x median College/University
8.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,140.5 tons CO₂e
Higher than 60% of all buildings
1.3x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1.2x median College/University
952.6 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 7/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 6,782,658.9 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $81,000 for 2022**
Higher than 56% of all buildings
1.2x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1.4x median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use: 5,923,649.7 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $248,000 for 2022**
Higher than 65% of all buildings
1.6x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.2x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 12,706,309 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

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	District Chilled Water Use kBTU	Energy Mix
2015	187,000	-	9.5	1,769	155.1	7,179,247	6,156,729	-	-	54%Electricity 46%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2016	187,000	-	9	1,691.1	158.5	7,523,135.9	5,731,874.1	-	-	57%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2017	187,000	-	8.4	1,572.9	147.7	6,750,021	6,116,315	-	-	52%Electricity 48%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2018	187,000	3.0	8.4	1,574.8	148.6	6,847,143.6	8,202,659.1	-	-	45%Electricity 55%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2019	-	-		-	150.5	6,951,741.9	8,261,624.1	-	-
2020	187,000	4.0	5.7	1,066.1	105.4	4,766,489.8	6,066,000.9	-	-	44%Electricity 56%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2021	187,000	4.0	5.5	1,022.4	107.4	5,252,613.6	5,124,149.7	-	-	51%Electricity 49%Fossil Gas 0%Other
2022	187,000	3.0	6.1	1,140.5	126.8	5,923,649.7	6,782,658.9	-	-	47%Electricity 53%Fossil Gas 0%Other

* 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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