Sulzer Library

4455 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago IL, 60625 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 250065

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Building Info

Square Footage: 83,000 sqft
Lower than 73% of all buildings
0.6x median
139,707 sqft
0.7x median Library
125,828 sqft
Built: 1985
Primary Property Type: Library
Community Area: Lincoln Square
Ward: 47
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.0 / 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 D: 6.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
#1 Lowest of Librarys 🏆
Higher than 59% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO₂e / sqft
0.6x median Library
12.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 576.1 tons CO₂e
#1 Lowest of Librarys 🏆
Lower than 68% of all buildings
0.7x median
885.8 tons CO₂e
1/2 median Library
1,385.2 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/8
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

Energy Breakdown

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 3,070,594 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $37,000 for 2022**
#1 Highest of Librarys 🚨
Lower than 74% of all buildings
0.5x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
8x median Library
387,594.5 kBtu
Electricity Use: 3,135,772 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $131,000 for 2022**
#2 Lowest of Librarys 🏆
Lower than 56% of all buildings
0.8x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.6x median Library
5,415,153.3 kBtu

Energy Mix B

Total Energy Use: 6,206,368 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 Sulzer Library

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
2015	C	D	B	A	12.9	1,068	57%Electricity 43%Fossil Gas 0%Other	4,433,420	3,338,552	-	-	210	83,000	-
2016	C	D	B	A	12.1	1,006	61%Electricity 39%Fossil Gas 0%Other	4,600,178	2,979,081	-	-	211.7	83,000	-
2017	C	D	B	A	11.2	928.9	58%Electricity 42%Fossil Gas 0%Other	4,149,845	3,043,155	-	-	195.5	83,000	-
2018	B	C	B	A	8.3	691.8	49%Electricity 51%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,132,652	3,212,586	-	-	146.3	83,000	3.0
2019	B	C	B	A	7.4	615.8	43%Electricity 57%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,607,193	3,427,400	-	-	131.3	83,000	4.0
2020	B	C	B	A	6.6	547.8	51%Electricity 49%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,638,073	2,562,320	-	-	121.4	83,000	4.0
2021	B	C	A	A	6.4	533.5	54%Electricity 46%Fossil Gas 0%Other	2,840,091	2,407,110	-	-	126.3	83,000	3.0
2022	B	D	B	A	6.9	576.1	51%Electricity 49%Fossil Gas 0%Other	3,135,773	3,070,595	-	-	144.6	83,000	2.0

* 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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