Burton-Judson Courts

1005 E 60th St, Chicago IL, 60637 Find on Google Maps

Chicago Building ID: 156942

Building Info

Square Footage: 201,402 sqft
Higher than 65% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
130,550 sqft
Median Residence Hall/Dormitory
119,553.5 sqft
Built: 1931
Primary Property Type: Residence Hall/Dormitory
Community Area: Woodlawn
Chicago Energy Rating: 3.5 / 4
Energy Star Score: 72 / 100
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Emissions & Energy Information

For 2021

Greenhouse Gas Intensity: 6.1 kg CO₂e / sqft
Lower than 57% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
6.5 kg CO₂e / sqft
Median Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.9 kg CO₂e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions: 1,226.8 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Higher than 62% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
873.9 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Median Residence Hall/Dormitory
923.6 metric tons CO₂ eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity: 113.6 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 63% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
126.8 kBtu / sqft
Median Residence Hall/Dormitory
134.6 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity: 74 kBtu / sqft
Higher than 51% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
73.6 kBtu / sqft
Median Residence Hall/Dormitory
81 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use: 0 kBtu
#2 Lowest of Residence Hall/Dormitories 🏆
Lower than 97% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
5,147,647.2 kBtu
Median Residence Hall/Dormitory
5,948,806.8 kBtu
This Building Uses District Heating ❗
Although this building didn't burn any natural gas on site, it's connected to a district heating system, a centralized system for heating multiple buildings. District heating systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are natural gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with natural gas.
Electricity Use: 3,104,776 kBtu
Lower than 56% of all buildings
Median Chicago Building
3,656,138.8 kBtu
Median Residence Hall/Dormitory
3,571,521.2 kBtu
District Steam Use: 11,797,556 kBtu
Most buildings don't use district steam, so we don't currently have comparison data.

* Important Note: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2021, which only applies to buildings over 50,000 square feet.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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 ). This has already been done across the country with a variety of buildings, large and small, like the Hotel Marcel .

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

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