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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
15th Place Condo
811 - 833 W 15th Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 10%
| 1,025 tons 
Highest 44%
|
|
411 W Ontario
411 W Ontario St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 1,058 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
1101 S. State Street
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1101 S State St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 2,184 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
The Resurrection Project - Casa Maravilla
2021 S MORGAN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 286 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
5 N. Wabash
1 5 N WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 679 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
242-Senior Suites Chicago Wright Campus
4245 N OAK PARK AVE
| Senior Living Community | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 219 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
Manchester Building Lofts Condominium Association
2033 2045 W CHARLESTON ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 210 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
Josephinum Academy
1501 N Oakley Blvd
| K-12 School | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 337 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
Coliseum Park
1440 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 251 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
1330 N LaSalle
1330 N LASALLE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 204 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
1916-34 W. Winona / 5103-5115 N. Winchester
5101 5111 N WINCHESTER AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 271 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Park Shore
4302 4312 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 214 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
1101 E Hyde Park
1101 1123 E HYDE PARK BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 280 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Courtyard on the Boulevard Condominium Association
5101 5113 S INGLESIDE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 9%
| 250 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
Norweta Apartments - 2611 N Hermitage
2611 N HERMITAGE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 9%
| 413 tons
Lowest 19%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data