Howe

720 N Lorel Ave, Chicago IL, 60644 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 251571

Building Info

Square Footage: 69,535 sqft
Lower than 80% of all buildings
0.6x median
125,000 sqft
0.7x median K-12 School
97,862 sqft
Built: 1896
Primary Property Type: K-12 School
Building Count: 2
Community Area: Austin
Ward: 37
Chicago Energy Rating: 2.0 / 4
Energy Star Score: 42 / 100
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2023 Report Card

Overall Grade

Emissions Intensity - 50%

Energy Mix - 40%

Consistent Reporting - 10%

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Emissions & Energy Information for 2023

Greenhouse Gas Intensity C: 5.8 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 57% of all buildings
0.9x median
6.2 kg CO₂e / sqft
1.0x median K-12 School
6 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 406.2 tons CO₂e
Lower than 81% of all buildings
1/2 median
841.4 tons CO₂e
0.7x median K-12 School
579.1 tons CO₂e

Years Reported 8/9
A

2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Energy Breakdown for Howe

Fossil Gas Use (aka Natural Gas): 3,253,519 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $39,000 for 2023**
Lower than 75% of all buildings
0.6x median
5,531,309.9 kBtu
0.7x median K-12 School
4,479,009.8 kBtu
Electricity Use: 1,668,348 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $70,000 for 2023**
Lower than 77% of all buildings
1/2 median
3,601,769.1 kBtu
0.7x median K-12 School
2,489,173.4 kBtu

Energy Mix C

Total Energy Use: 4,921,868 kBTU

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Source Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.
Site Energy Usage Intensity: Not Reported
This data was not reported for this building this year, which likely means a value of zero for this field.

Full Historical Data Table for Howe

Year	Overall Grade	Emissions Intensity Sub-Grade	Energy Mix Sub-Grade	Reporting Mix Sub-Grade	GHG Intensity kg CO₂e / sqft	GHG Emissions metric tons CO₂e	Energy Mix	Electricity Use kBTU	Fossil Gas Use kBTU	Source EUI kBTU / sqft	Floor Area sqft	Chicago Energy Rating	Energy Star Score
2015	B	A	D	A	6.2	428	37%Electricity 63%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,466,222	2,505,614	104	69,535	-	90.0
2016	B	A	D	A	4.9	343.7	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	949,193	3,176,139	90.8	69,535	-	95.0
2017	C	A	F	A	2.3	159.2	0%Electricity 100%Fossil Gas 0%Other	-	2,996,624	45.3	69,535	-	100.0
2018	C	C	C	A	7.5	522.5	24%Electricity 76%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,552,063	4,976,667	137.6	69,535	2.5	53.0
2019						-		-	-		-	0.0	-
2020	C	B	D	A	6.1	421.1	23%Electricity 77%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,266,378	4,206,190	114.5	69,535	3.0	50.0
2021	C	C	C	A	7	483.6	28%Electricity 72%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,743,575	4,416,550	136.9	69,535	1.5	34.0
2022	C	D	C	A	7	485.2	26%Electricity 74%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,700,094	4,918,700	142.7	69,535	1.5	34.0
2023	C	C	C	A	5.8	406.2	34%Electricity 66%Fossil Gas 0%Other	1,668,349	3,253,520	116.3	69,535	2.0	42.0

* Note on Rankings: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2023, 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 for the original statistics.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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