- This building burned no natural gas on-site and isn't connected to a district heating
+ This building burned no fossil gas on-site and isn't connected to a district heating
system, meaning it's fully electric! View
- Although this building didn't burn any natural gas on site, it's connected to a district + Although this building didn't burn any fossil 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. + systems can be fully electric, but in Chicago most district heating systems are fossil + gas powered, meaning this building was most likely still heated with fossil gas.
- Note: This list is of buildings that use neither natural gas nor a district + Note: This list is of buildings that use neither fossil gas nor a district steam system, since all district steam systems in the city are currently powered by burning - natural gas (to the best of our knowledge). + fossil gas (to the best of our knowledge).
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! + with large fossil gas use, we recommend one thing: electrify!
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export default class TakeActionTips extends Vue { 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. + than fossil gas (aka methane) will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is because Illinois' grid in 2020 was already 67% carbon-free (see These buildings are the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases in Chicago, both directly (like - by burning natural gas on site for heating) and indirectly (by using electricity that is + by burning fossil gas on site for heating) and indirectly (by using electricity that is still produced with some fossil fuels).
diff --git a/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue b/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue index ca4b2c8e..7ae8ba53 100644 --- a/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue +++ b/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import NewTabIcon from '~/components/NewTabIcon.vue'; NewTabIcon, }, metaInfo() { - return { title: 'Biggest Natural Gas Users' }; + return { title: 'Biggest Fossil Gas Users' }; }, }) export default class TopGasUsers extends Vue { @@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export default class TopGasUsers extends Vue { id="main-content" tabindex="-1" > - Top {{ $static.allBuilding.edges.length }} Buildings by Natural Gas Use + Top {{ $static.allBuilding.edges.length }} Buildings by Fossil Gas Use- These buildings are the largest consumers of natural gas (methane) in the city. Natural gas + These buildings are the largest consumers of fossil gas (methane) in the city. Fossil gas in these buildings is typically used for heating gas and water, and since electrifying the grid won't clean up these emissions it's an important set of buildings to focus on!
diff --git a/src/pages/blog/MillionsInMissedFines.vue b/src/pages/blog/MillionsInMissedFines.vue index 95fe19a1..6369485f 100644 --- a/src/pages/blog/MillionsInMissedFines.vue +++ b/src/pages/blog/MillionsInMissedFines.vue @@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ export default class MillionsInMissedFine extends Vue { the most or be the least efficient. The city may also believe that it is on track with its climate goals, when there are still large buildings that are emitting but have their emissions not reported or not reported accurately, like if a building reports their - electricity use but not their natural gas use. + electricity use but not their fossil gas use.From b2817df358beb1e02e4d7f33c0dd6aa0eeda9feb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Your Name <85418293+sburnschicago@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 21:32:54 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 02/11] Stuck again Well, tried to implement a common function, but not getting anywhere. It's a start at least? } export function transformBuildingData(building: IBuilding): IBuilding { return { ...building, FossilGasUse: building.NaturalGasUse, }; } --- src/common-functions.vue | 15 +++++++++++---- src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/common-functions.vue b/src/common-functions.vue index 051b09f7..ede75ae2 100644 --- a/src/common-functions.vue +++ b/src/common-functions.vue @@ -45,10 +45,9 @@ export interface IBuilding { PrimaryPropertyType: string; Latitude: string; Longitude: string; - - NaturalGasUse: string; DistrictSteamUse: string; + FossilGasUse: string; [buildingKey: string]: string | number | boolean; } @@ -164,7 +163,7 @@ export function getStatRankInverted( * * Examples: * - Keating Hall should return '🚨' because it has the #1 worst GHG intensity - * - McGowan North should return '🚩' because it has the #14 worst GHG intensity + * - McGowan North should return '🚩 because it has the #14 worst GHG intensity * - Marina towers should return '🏆' because it has #1 lowest SEIU * * @param {Object} building @@ -264,4 +263,12 @@ export function estimateUtilitySpend(energyUseKbtu: number, isElectric: boolean) return Math.round(estimateRaw / 10) * 10; } } - + +export function transformBuildingData(building: IBuilding): IBuilding { + return { + ...building, + FossilGasUse: building.NaturalGasUse, + }; +} + +e \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue b/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue index 7ae8ba53..ca4b2c8e 100644 --- a/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue +++ b/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import NewTabIcon from '~/components/NewTabIcon.vue'; NewTabIcon, }, metaInfo() { - return { title: 'Biggest Fossil Gas Users' }; + return { title: 'Biggest Natural Gas Users' }; }, }) export default class TopGasUsers extends Vue { @@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export default class TopGasUsers extends Vue { id="main-content" tabindex="-1" > - Top {{ $static.allBuilding.edges.length }} Buildings by Fossil Gas Use + Top {{ $static.allBuilding.edges.length }} Buildings by Natural Gas Use
- These buildings are the largest consumers of fossil gas (methane) in the city. Fossil gas + These buildings are the largest consumers of natural gas (methane) in the city. Natural gas in these buildings is typically used for heating gas and water, and since electrifying the grid won't clean up these emissions it's an important set of buildings to focus on!
From 9669c2b3c39d3363d465e48e72ac1bfb3115c916 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Your Name <85418293+sburnschicago@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 21:34:19 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 03/11] missed one --- src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue b/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue index ca4b2c8e..7ae8ba53 100644 --- a/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue +++ b/src/pages/TopGasUsers.vue @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import NewTabIcon from '~/components/NewTabIcon.vue'; NewTabIcon, }, metaInfo() { - return { title: 'Biggest Natural Gas Users' }; + return { title: 'Biggest Fossil Gas Users' }; }, }) export default class TopGasUsers extends Vue { @@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ export default class TopGasUsers extends Vue { id="main-content" tabindex="-1" > - Top {{ $static.allBuilding.edges.length }} Buildings by Natural Gas Use + Top {{ $static.allBuilding.edges.length }} Buildings by Fossil Gas Use- These buildings are the largest consumers of natural gas (methane) in the city. Natural gas + These buildings are the largest consumers of fossil gas (methane) in the city. Fossil gas in these buildings is typically used for heating gas and water, and since electrifying the grid won't clean up these emissions it's an important set of buildings to focus on!
From 67202e7d046058619742b3cd2b48bfe374b9048a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Your Name <85418293+sburnschicago@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 21:36:26 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 04/11] missed another one --- src/common-functions.vue | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/common-functions.vue b/src/common-functions.vue index ede75ae2..861817b3 100644 --- a/src/common-functions.vue +++ b/src/common-functions.vue @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ export function getStatRankInverted( * * Examples: * - Keating Hall should return '🚨' because it has the #1 worst GHG intensity - * - McGowan North should return '🚩 because it has the #14 worst GHG intensity + * - McGowan North should return '🚩' because it has the #14 worst GHG intensity * - Marina towers should return '🏆' because it has #1 lowest SEIU * * @param {Object} building From 1096a52e66d56107c3fb1daf0d1d8f2d0ff30344 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: burningchicago <85418293+sburnschicago@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:08:33 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 05/11] reverting changes on common-functions.vue just pasted the source file from main branch --- src/common-functions.vue | 13 +++---------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/common-functions.vue b/src/common-functions.vue index 861817b3..051b09f7 100644 --- a/src/common-functions.vue +++ b/src/common-functions.vue @@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ export interface IBuilding { PrimaryPropertyType: string; Latitude: string; Longitude: string; + + NaturalGasUse: string; DistrictSteamUse: string; - FossilGasUse: string; [buildingKey: string]: string | number | boolean; } @@ -263,12 +264,4 @@ export function estimateUtilitySpend(energyUseKbtu: number, isElectric: boolean) return Math.round(estimateRaw / 10) * 10; } } - -export function transformBuildingData(building: IBuilding): IBuilding { - return { - ...building, - FossilGasUse: building.NaturalGasUse, - }; -} - -e \ No newline at end of file + From 20f902c1d5f90b08d82abda1162d180a30f221c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Viktor Koves <3187531+vkoves@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:37:08 -0600 Subject: [PATCH 06/11] Fix two more uses of Fossil Gas --- src/components/BuildingsTable.vue | 2 +- src/templates/BuildingDetails.vue | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/components/BuildingsTable.vue b/src/components/BuildingsTable.vue index 32ec5908..3194008d 100644 --- a/src/components/BuildingsTable.vue +++ b/src/components/BuildingsTable.vue @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default class BuildingsTable extends Vue { scope="col" class="numeric wide-col" > - Natural Gas Use