Searle Chemistry Laboratory
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5735 S Ellis Ave, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 134735

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Building Info

Square Footage: 85,570 sqft
Lower than 72% of all buildings
0.6x median
139,707 sqft
0.6x median Laboratory
150,729 sqft
Built: 2009
Primary Property Type: Laboratory
Community Area: Hyde Park
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
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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 F: 49 kg CO₂e / sqft
#6 Highest in Chicago* 🚨
#1 Highest of Laboratories 🚨
8x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
2.1x median Laboratory
23.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 4,193.1 tons CO₂e
Higher than 91% of all buildings
4.7x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1.0x median Laboratory
4,237.4 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 56,809 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $700 for 2022**
Lower than 93% of all buildings
1/102 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
0.6x median Laboratory
91,419 kBtu
Electricity Use: 13,358,444.7 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $560,000 for 2022**
Higher than 85% of all buildings
3.5x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.8x median Laboratory
16,507,348 kBtu
District Steam Use: 24,924,678.6 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.
District Chilled Water Use: 14,718,000.1 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district chilling, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 53,057,932 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	85,570	-	67.9	5,807	1152.7	15,029,335	54,350	25,523,159	20,681,998	25%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 42%Other
2016	85,570	-	69.3	5,932	1233.6	15,515,039.6	61,560	25,585,080.3	25,999,200	23%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 38%Other
2017	85,570	-	64	5,479.1	1134	15,181,998	69,000	23,606,571	20,889,602	25%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 40%Other
2018	85,570	2.0	54.1	4,630.1	930.5	15,636,001.8	69,850	14,183,527.4	20,557,199.9	31%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 28%Other
2019	85,570	2.0	53.8	4,600.2	960	13,813,615.1	62,730	22,121,237.3	18,446,400	25%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 41%Other
2020	85,570	2.0	45.4	3,884.5	809.6	12,094,691	73,310	16,331,639.4	17,241,598.8	26%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 36%Other
2021	85,570	1.0	47.4	4,051.8	879.5	12,682,257.3	66,036	18,677,659	18,913,201.4	25%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 37%Other
2022	85,570	1.0	49	4,193.1	944.7	13,358,444.7	56,809	24,924,678.6	14,718,000.1	25%Electricity 0%Fossil Gas 47%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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