Harold Washington Library

400 S State St, Chicago IL, 60605 Find on Google Maps

Building Info

Square Footage: 756,640 sqft
Higher than 85% of others
2.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built: 1991
Primary Property Type: Library
Community Area: Loop
Chicago Energy Rating: 1.0 / 4
Owner

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 12.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
Higher than 81% of others
1.5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 9,208 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Higher than 93% of others
4.5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 218.3 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 80% of others
1.5x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 78 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 55% of others
1.0x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building, which may mean a value of zero for this field.
Electricity Use: 58,999,212.6 kBtu
Higher than 95% of others
7x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu

* Important Note: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2020 with emissions greater than 1,000 metric tons.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data Covered Buildings

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