Seward Communication Arts Academy -CPS 

4600 S Hermitage Ave, Chicago IL, 60609 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 251620

Building Info

Square Footage
98,375 sqft
Lower than 66% of all buildings
0.7x median
139,707 sqft
1.0x median K-12 School
101,627 sqft
Built
1894
Primary Property Type
K-12 School
Building Count
3
Community Area
New City
Owner
Chicago Public Schools
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
4.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 85% of all buildings
0.7x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
0.7x median K-12 School
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
434.8 tons CO2e
Lower than 80% of all buildings
1/2 median
885.8 tons CO2e
0.7x median K-12 School
643.4 tons CO2e

Years Reported 7/8 B

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    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)
5,191,739.9 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $62,000 for 2022**
Lower than 54% of all buildings
0.9x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
0.9x median K-12 School
5,465,480 kBtu
Electricity Use
1,207,684.2 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $51,000 for 2022**
Lower than 87% of all buildings
1/3 median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/2 median K-12 School
2,728,607.1 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 6,399,424 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
89.8 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 85% of all buildings
0.7x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.7x median K-12 School
132.5 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
65.1 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 67% of all buildings
0.8x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.8x median K-12 School
81.9 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
Energy Star
Score
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Fossil Gas Use kBTU
2015 98,375 - 86 5.251090.01,476,6534,013,766
2016 75,886 - 76 6.2471.4113.41,415,6663,963,172
2017 98,375 - 88 4.8468.487.01,364,1564,069,455
2018 98,375 3.0 67 5.3523.297.81,471,2375,242,841
2019 - 0.0 - ---
2020 75,886 4.0 68 5.2394.398.81,031,7004,391,340
2021 75,886 2.5 57 5.8438.5113.91,210,6125,001,239
2022 98,375 4.0 76 4.4434.889.81,207,6845,191,739

* 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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