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Charles M. Harper Cetner (Booth School) 

5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 102455

Building Info

Square Footage
484,154 sqft
#4 Largest of College/Universities
Higher than 86% of all buildings
3.5x median
139,707 sqft
4.0x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built
2004
Primary Property Type
College/University
Community Area
Hyde Park
Owner
University of Chicago
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
11.1 kg CO2e / sqft
Higher than 90% of all buildings
1.7x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.3x median College/University
8.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
4,639.5 metric tons CO2 eq.
#5 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 93% of all buildings
5x median
885.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
4.9x median College/University
952.6 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
223.7 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 89% of all buildings
1.7x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.3x median College/University
173.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
112.3 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 84% of all buildings
1.4x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.2x median College/University
93.1 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
980,518 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $12,000 for 2022**
Lower than 89% of all buildings
1/6 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/5 median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
Electricity Use
23,377,090.6 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $980,000 for 2022**
#3 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 92% of all buildings
6x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
4.7x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu
District Steam Use
22,716,196.2 kBtu

Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

Historical Data

Year Floor Area sqft GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft Source EUI kBtu / sqft Electricity Use kBtu Natural Gas Use kBtu District Steam Use kBtu
2014 419,312 16.19263.025,532,624885,000 24,287,151
2015 419,312 13.1213.420,304,754721,900 20,739,505
2016 419,312 13.8239.022,454,136741,380 24,038,049
2017 419,312 14.1244.022,712,585750,540 25,106,238
2018 419,312 13.1225.823,410,755618,850 23,657,916
2019 419,312 12.5224.623,586,405191,590 23,224,493
2020 484,154 11.7210.423,260,064231,890 18,988,612
2021 484,154 11.0210.522,758,299325,632 20,122,375
2022 484,154 11.1223.723,377,090980,518 22,716,196

* 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)

What Should We Do About This?

Practically every building has room to improve with energy efficiency upgrades like insulation, switching to ENERGY STAR rated appliances, and more, but for any buildings with large natural gas use, we recommend one thing: electrify!

In other words, buildings should look to move all on-site uses of fossil fuels (including space heating, water heating, and cooking) to electrically powered systems like industrial grade heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, and induction stoves. With Illinois' current electric supply, just using the same amount of energy from electricity, rather than natural gas (aka methane) will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is because Illinois' grid in 2020 was already 67% carbon-free (see Illinois - Power | DecarbMyState (opens in a new tab)). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel (opens in a new tab).

You can help make this a reality by talking to building owners and letting them know that a building's emissions are important to you, and that you want to see their building become fully electric and stop emitting greenhouse gases. Particularly for buildings you have a financial stake in (like your university, work, condo building, or apartment building) your voice in concert with your fellow building users can have a huge impact.

Additional Resources

See some additional resources on improving energy efficiency and understanding this data: