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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hampton/Homewood Suites Chicago West Loop
118 N JEFFERSON ST
| Hotel | 4.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 19%
| 1,559 tons 
Highest 30%
|
|
Lakeview Pointe Condominium Association, Inc.
7736 7772 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 374 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Nathalie Salmon House
7320 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 240 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
1934 N. Washtenaw CA
1934 N Washtenaw Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 396 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
5000 Marine Drive Corporation
5000 N Marine Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 713 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
Ogden International High School
(CPS)
1250 W Erie St
| K-12 School | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 436 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Henry O Tanner Elementary School
(CPS)
7350 S Evans Ave
| K-12 School | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 251 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
Alexander Hamilton Elementary School
(CPS)
1650 W Cornelia Ave
| K-12 School | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 352 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
The Theatre School
(DePaul)
2350 N Racine Ave
| College/University | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 767 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
50 East Bellevue Condo Association
50 E Bellevue Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 1,140 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association
1530 N DEARBORN PKWY
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 542 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Tiara Home Owners Association
6145 6147 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 993 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
West Roscoe
425 427 W ROSCOE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 236 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
(IL554M) - Kinzie Station Condo, Mid
324 N JEFFERSON ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 177 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Tandem Lofts Condo Association
1631 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 19%
| 401 tons
Lowest 18%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data