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Ida Noyes HallΒ 

1212 E 59th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 252059

Building Info

Square Footage
91,970 sqft
Lower than 69% of all buildings
0.7x median
139,707 sqft
1.0x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
91,970 sqft
Built
1916
Community Area
Hyde Park
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
6.9 kg CO2e / sqft
#1 Lowest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly πŸ†
Higher than 59% of all buildings
1.1x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.0x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
7.2 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
634.5 metric tons CO2 eq.
#1 Lowest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly πŸ†
Lower than 64% of all buildings
0.7x median
885.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
0.9x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
690.1 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
138.5 kBtu / sqft
#1 Lowest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly πŸ†
Higher than 56% of all buildings
1.0x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
0.9x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
150.1 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
72.9 kBtu / sqft
#1 Lowest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly πŸ†
Lower than 57% of all buildings
0.9x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
0.9x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
78.2 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
257,700 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $3,000 for 2022**
#1 Lowest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly πŸ†
Lower than 92% of all buildings
1/23 median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1/14 median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
3,645,997.3 kBtu
Electricity Use
2,949,520.2 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $124,000 for 2022**
#1 Lowest of Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly πŸ†
Lower than 58% of all buildings
0.8x median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.8x median Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly
3,769,154.1 kBtu
District Steam Use
3,498,647 kBtu

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

Historical Data

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft Source EUI kBtu / sqft Electricity Use kBtu Natural Gas Use kBtu District Steam Use kBtu
2015 91,970 - 11.2183.73,423,690302,870 4,844,476
2016 91,970 - 10.2177.33,388,379284,040 4,462,706
2017 91,970 - 8.3143.62,848,361- 3,543,947
2018 91,970 3.0 8.4145.52,979,443- 4,185,638
2019 91,970 2.0 8.0144.52,816,704- 4,493,022
2020 91,970 4.0 5.9107.11,888,279111,855 3,694,379
2021 91,970 3.0 6.1116.32,473,58791,000 3,058,168
2022 91,970 2.0 6.9138.52,949,520257,700 3,498,647

* 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: