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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MMS - Chicago - 170 W Oak Street
170 W Oak St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 20%
| 1,178 tons 
Highest 39%
|
|
828 W Grace
828 W GRACE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 1,056 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Ridge Place Apartments
7115 7129 N RIDGE BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 247 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
Universal City
9510 S CONSTANCE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 778 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Lafayette Terrace Apartments benchmarking account
6950 S VINCENNES AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 244 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
Plymouth Court
1115 S PLYMOUTH CT
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 781 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
2130 N. Lincoln Park West
2130 N LINCOLN PARK WEST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 665 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Washington Square Condominium Association
1301 1309 W WASHINGTON BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 390 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Fairfield Hall-ID#105533
(Loyola)
6228 6240 N WINTHROP AVE
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 269 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
4701 N Beacon
4701 4705 N BEACON ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 241 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
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222 Merchandise Mart Plz
| Office | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 19,842 tons #17 Highest
|
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The Resurrection Project - Casa Morelos
2015 S MORGAN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 263 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Roseland Place
10426 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 225 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
325 S. Paulina St. (Teamsters Local 705)
325 S Paulina St
| Office | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 277 tons
Lowest 7%
|
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Wicker Park - 1241 N Milwaukee
1241 N Milwaukee Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 332 tons
Lowest 12%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data