The Chicago Lighthouse 

1850 W ROOSEVELT RD, Chicago IL, 60608 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 165253

Building Info

Square Footage
110,000 sqft
Lower than 59% of all buildings
0.8x median
139,707 sqft
1/2 median Office
259,000 sqft
Built
1955
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near West Side
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
9 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 81% of all buildings
1.4x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.3x median Office
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
986 tons CO2e
Higher than 54% of all buildings
1.1x median
885.8 tons CO2e
0.5x median Office
1,832.2 tons CO2e

Years Reported 5/7 C

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data not 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)
5,664,390.9 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $68,000 for 2022**
Lower than 51% of all buildings
1.0x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
2.1x median Office
2,672,800.1 kBtu
Electricity Use
4,896,354.4 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $205,000 for 2022**
Higher than 59% of all buildings
1.3x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1/2 median Office
10,340,763.6 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 10,560,745 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
178.7 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 79% of all buildings
1.4x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.3x median Office
142.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
96 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 72% of all buildings
1.2x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.4x median Office
66.3 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
2016 115,000 - - 6.0691.5106.62,795,5973,317,935
2017 115,000 - - 5.8667.6102.42,763,1252,951,030
2018 115,000 2.0 - 7.2823.7126.63,539,2674,423,131
2019 - 0.0 - ---
2020 130,000 2.0 - 7.8894.6143.54,154,6214,634,292
2021 110,000 0.0 - -00
2022 110,000 2.0 50 9.0986178.74,896,3545,664,390

* 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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