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Clay Elementary, Henry -CPS 

13221 S Burley, Chicago IL, 60633 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

Chicago Building ID: 251593

Building Info

Square Footage
81,950 sqft
Lower than 74% of all buildings
0.6x median
139,707 sqft
0.8x median K-12 School
101,627 sqft
Built
1917
Primary Property Type
K-12 School
Building Count
2
Community Area
Hegewisch
Owner
Chicago Public Schools
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Emissions & Energy Information for 2022

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
6.3 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 52% of all buildings
1.0x median
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
1.0x median K-12 School
6.4 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
517.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
Lower than 72% of all buildings
0.6x median
885.8 metric tons CO2 eq.
0.8x median K-12 School
643.4 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
129.2 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 52% of all buildings
1.0x median
132.2 kBtu / sqft
1.0x median K-12 School
132.5 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
86.3 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 61% of all buildings
1.1x median
78.4 kBtu / sqft
1.1x median K-12 School
81.9 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
5,264,390.1 kBtu
Est. Gas Bill: $63,000 for 2022**
Lower than 54% of all buildings
0.9x median
5,818,399.6 kBtu
1.0x median K-12 School
5,465,480 kBtu
Electricity Use
1,808,639.8 kBtu
Est. Electric Bill: $76,000 for 2022**
Lower than 75% of all buildings
1/2 median
3,796,376.7 kBtu
0.7x median K-12 School
2,728,607.1 kBtu

Historical Data

Year Floor Area sqft Chicago Energy
Rating
Energy Star
Score
GHG Intensity kg CO2e / sqft GHG Emissions metric tons CO2e Source EUI kBTU / sqft Electricity Use kBTU Natural Gas Use kBTU
2015 81,950 - 59 7.7633138.71,373,1416,721,988
2016 81,950 - 60 7.5617139.61,502,0916,403,015
2017 81,950 - 73 6.6537121.01,356,5305,387,873
2018 81,950 3.0 61 5.9480.3106.61,547,6334,195,696
2020 81,950 3.0 43 6.2508.7117.91,370,7315,550,389
2021 81,950 1.0 22 7.6620.5149.21,777,3136,902,309
2022 81,950 2.5 37 6.3517.8129.21,808,6395,264,390
Total GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2e)

* 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: