Chicago Historical Society 

1601 N Clark Street, Chicago IL, 60614 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 165143

⚠️ This building did not report data in 2022, this data is from 2015, the latest year reported

Building Info

Square Footage
270,160 sqft
1.9x median
139,707 sqft
0.9x median Museum
316,080 sqft
Built
1932
Primary Property Type
Museum
Community Area
Lincoln Park
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2015

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
18.8 kg CO2e / sqft
2.9x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
3.5x median Museum
5.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
5,074 tons CO2e
6x median
885.8 tons CO2e
2.6x median Museum
1,923.4 tons CO2e

Years Reported 1/8 F

  • 2015 data reported

    2015

  • 2016 data not reported

    2016

  • 2017 data not reported

    2017

  • 2018 data not reported

    2018

  • 2019 data not reported

    2019

  • 2020 data not reported

    2020

  • 2021 data not reported

    2021

  • 2022 data not reported

    2022

Energy Breakdown

Natural Gas Use
23,841,000 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $284,000 for 2015**
4.1x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
2.6x median Museum
9,191,929.9 kBtu
Electricity Use
18,989,070 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $796,000 for 2015**
5x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
1.7x median Museum
11,096,315.5 kBtu

Energy Mix

Total Energy Use: 42,830,070 kBTU

View Extra Technical Info
Source Energy Usage Intensity
313.1 kBtu / sqft
2.4x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
2.8x median Museum
112.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
158.5 kBtu / sqft
2.0x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
2.5x median Museum
64.6 kBtu / sqft

Full Historical Data Table

Year Floor Area sqft GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Natural Gas Use kBTU
2015 270,160 18.85,074313.118,989,07023,841,000

* 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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