Electrify Chicago
An independent tool for viewing City of Chicago building data
According to the
2022 Chicago Climate Action Plan
,
69% of Chicago's emissions come from buildings, making
building emissions our biggest challenge and our biggest opportunity as a city
to tackle climate change. At Electrify Chicago, we showcase building performance using
publicly available data supplemented by community-submitted photographs and building
owners.
Start by looking at Chicago's buildings with the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
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Chicago Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Intensity
Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2021, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions are reported
under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance. According to the City “As of 2016,
this list includes all commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than
50,000 square feet.” This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with
reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.
This data is also from 2021, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.
| Property Name / address | Primary Property Type |
Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School
(CPS)
3444 W Wabansia Ave
| K-12 School | 5.6 kg/sqft 
Lowest 33%
| 746 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
John L Marsh Elementary School
(CPS)
9804 S Exchange
| K-12 School | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 783 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
3180 N LSD
3180 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 1,961 tons 
Highest 23%
|
|
212 W Washington Condo
212 W Washington St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 1,555 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
3150 CA
3150 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 2,770 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
The Columbian Condominium Association
1160 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 2,577 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
111 South Morgan
111 S Morgan St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 1,072 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Maple Tower Condominium Association
1035 N DEARBORN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 636 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Lake Park Plaza Condominium Association
3930 N Pine Grove Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 2,895 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
The Carlyle Apartments Condo
1040 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 2,822 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
7321 S. Shore Co-Operative Apts. Inc
7321 S South Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 962 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
BVM Hall/IES-ID#175895
(Loyola)
6364 N SHERIDAN RD
| Office | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 617 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
East View Park Condominium Association
5423 5453 S EASTVIEW PARK
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 333 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.
436 446 W DIVERSEY PKWY
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 383 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association
247 E Chestnut St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 720 tons
Lowest 42%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data