Von Steuben Metro Science Center -CPS 

5039 N Kimball Ave, Chicago IL, 60625 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 250055

Building Info

Square Footage
248,453 sqft
Higher than 69% of all buildings
1.8x median
139,707 sqft
2.4x median K-12 School
101,627 sqft
Built
1930
Primary Property Type
K-12 School
Community Area
North Park
Owner
Chicago Public Schools
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
4.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 86% 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
1,070.4 tons CO2e
Higher than 57% of all buildings
1.2x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1.7x median K-12 School
643.4 tons CO2e

Years Reported 8/9 B

  • 2014 data reported

    2014

  • 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)
10,890,330 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $130,000 for 2022**
Higher than 73% of all buildings
1.9x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
2.0x median K-12 School
5,465,480 kBtu
Electricity Use
3,734,795.8 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $157,000 for 2022**
Lower than 50% of all buildings
1.0x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.4x median K-12 School
2,728,607.1 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 14,625,126 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
88.1 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 87% of all buildings
0.7x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.7x median K-12 School
132.5 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
58.9 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 76% of all buildings
0.8x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.7x 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
2014 262,000 - 90 5.761,510103.03,596,18314,820,434
2015 248,453 - 98 4.51,11677.03,520,8367,698,691
2016 248,453 - 97 4.41,093.979.43,741,6677,609,707
2017 248,453 - 97 4.41,103.279.93,796,7277,553,755
2018 248,453 4.0 87 4.61,135.483.53,472,03010,501,825
2019 - 0.0 - ---
2020 248,453 4.0 95 3.3824.662.72,514,2668,137,870
2021 248,453 4.0 90 3.7923.173.13,242,2818,659,860
2022 248,453 4.0 83 4.31,070.488.13,734,79510,890,330

* 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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