The Art Institute of Chicago
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Chicago Building ID: 160196

Attribution:
Image Source
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Building Info
- Square Footage
- 1,008,416 sqftHigher than 96% of all buildings7x median139,707 sqft3.2x median Museum316,080 sqft
- Built
- 1892
- Primary Property Type
- Museum
- Community Area
- Loop
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Chicago Energy Rating
- 1.0 / 4
- Owner
2022 Report Card
Debug Full Grade Data
- AvgPercentileLetterGrade: D
- AvgPercentileGrade: 28.99088967351031
- GHGIntensityLetterGrade: F
- GHGIntensityPercentileGrade: 2.824637112593166
- EnergyMixLetterGrade: C
- EnergyMixWeightedPctSum: 33.85078799804593
- EnergyMixPercentileGrade: 46.72420557081209
- SubmittedRecordsLetterGrade: A
- MissingRecordsCount: 1.0
- SubmittedRecordsPercentileGrade: 88.88888888888889
Emissions & Energy Information for 2022
- Greenhouse Gas Intensity F
- 18.9 kg CO2e / sqft#1 Highest of Museums 🚨Higher than 97% of all buildings3.0x median6.4 kg CO2e / sqft3.5x median Museum5.4 kg CO2e / sqft
- Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 19,068.8 tons CO2e#17 Highest in Chicago* 🚩#1 Highest of Museums 🚨22x median885.8 tons CO2e10x median Museum1,923.4 tons CO2e
Years Reported
8/9
A

2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Energy Breakdown
- Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas)
- 158,224,778.6 kBtuEst. Gas Bill: $1,886,000 for 2022**#8 Highest in Chicago* 🚨#1 Highest of Museums 🚨27x median5,818,399.6 kBtu17x median Museum9,191,929.9 kBtu
- Electricity Use
- 80,968,968.1 kBtuEst. Electric Bill: $3,393,000 for 2022**#33 Highest in Chicago* 🚩#1 Highest of Museums 🚨21x median3,796,376.7 kBtu7x median Museum11,096,315.5 kBtu
Energy Mix C
Total Energy Use: 239,193,747 kBTU
View Extra Technical Info
- 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 1,008,416 | - | 27.23 | 27,458 | 460 | 94,822,312 | 158,283,369 | - | - | 37%Electricity 63%Fossil Gas 0%Other |
2015 | 1,113,416 | - | 24.5 | 27,319 | 418.6 | 88,935,350 | 177,925,468 | - | - | 33%Electricity 67%Fossil Gas 0%Other |
2016 | 1,008,416 | - | 25.1 | 25,340.9 | 451.2 | 91,317,062 | 160,204,044.6 | - | - | 36%Electricity 64%Fossil Gas 0%Other |
2017 | 1,008,416 | - | 24 | 24,200.3 | 431 | 84,934,097 | 159,962,683 | - | - | 35%Electricity 65%Fossil Gas 0%Other |
2018 | 1,008,416 | 1.0 | 23.8 | 23,960.3 | 426.2 | 89,812,131.2 | 169,797,846.5 | - | - | 35%Electricity 65%Fossil Gas 0%Other |
2019 | 1,008,416 | 1.0 | 24 | 24,167.1 | 430.4 | 89,515,423.6 | 174,620,529.5 | - | - | 34%Electricity 66%Fossil Gas 0%Other |
2020 | 1,008,416 | 2.0 | 20.7 | 20,891.4 | 387.2 | 79,096,897.3 | 160,912,625.4 | - | - | 33%Electricity 67%Fossil Gas 0%Other |
2021 | 1,008,416 | 0.0 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
2022 | 1,008,416 | 1.0 | 18.9 | 19,068.8 | 389.6 | 80,968,968.1 | 158,224,778.6 | - | - | 34%Electricity 66%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