Chapin HallΒ 

1313 E 60th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 252061

Building Info

Square Footage
65,745 sqft
Lower than 86% of all buildings
1/2 median
139,707 sqft
0.5x median College/University
119,629 sqft
Built
1938
Primary Property Type
College/University
Community Area
Woodlawn
Owner
University of Chicago
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
14.5 kg CO2e / sqft
#7 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 94% of all buildings
2.3x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.7x median College/University
8.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
951.3 tons CO2e
Higher than 53% of all buildings
1.1x median
885.8 tons CO2e
1.0x median College/University
952.6 tons CO2e

Years Reported 8/8 A

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data reported

    2016

  • 2017 data reported

    2017

  • 2018 data reported

    2018

  • 2019 data reported

    2019

  • 2020 data reported

    2020

  • 2021 data reported

    2021

  • 2022 data reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Natural Gas Use
0 kBtu
#5 Lowest of College/Universities πŸ†
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,818,399.6 kBtu
Median College/University
4,847,201 kBtu
This Building Uses District Heating ❗

Although this building didn't burn any natural gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are natural gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with natural gas.

Electricity Use
2,614,813.5 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $110,000 for 2022**
Lower than 63% of all buildings
0.7x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.5x median College/University
4,940,922.2 kBtu
District Steam Use
9,140,141.6 kBtu

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

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 11,754,955 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
278.6 kBtu / sqft
#9 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 94% of all buildings
2.1x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.6x median College/University
173.4 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
178.8 kBtu / sqft
#8 Highest of College/Universities 🚨
Higher than 95% of all buildings
2.3x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.9x median College/University
93.1 kBtu / sqft

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 Natural Gas Use kBTU District Steam Use kBTU
2015 65,745 - 16.21,065271.02,955,483- 7,097,828
2016 65,745 - 16.21,066.2284.33,144,644- 7,328,831
2017 65,745 - 15.61,025.1273.12,941,710- 7,246,338
2018 65,745 1.0 16.01,055.1280.83,055,879- 8,234,182
2019 65,745 1.0 17.01,119.2307.23,022,544- 9,751,398
2020 65,745 2.0 14.3942.5258.62,663,700- 7,933,974
2021 65,745 2.0 13.4879.9251.02,633,8620 7,586,055
2022 65,745 1.0 14.5951.3278.62,614,8130 9,140,141

* 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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