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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
301 N. Austin Blvd
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301 N Austin Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 8%
| 193 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
The Landmark Lofts Condominium Association
1516 1518 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 472 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Westhaven Park Tower Condo Association
(CHA)
100 N HERMITAGE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 669 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
4310-22 N Clarendon
4310 4322 N CLARENDON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 249 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
1725 West North Avenue Condominium
1725 W NORTH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 182 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
2828 N Burling
2816 2828 N BURLING ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 289 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Plaza 32 Condominium Association
3224 3244 N HALSTED ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 1,052 tons 
Highest 43%
|
|
Eddystone Condominium Homes, Inc.
415 421 W MELROSE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 950 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
StBedetheVenerable_School
4400 W 83rd St
| K-12 School | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 291 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
4001 N. Ravenswood LLC
4001 N Ravenswood Ave
| Other | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 294 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
Greenglen Park Property, LLC
1373 1383 W GREENLEAF AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 284 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
10725-Bucktown
2140 N Elston Ave
| Retail Store | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 497 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Jefferson Courte Condominium Association
4848 N CENTRAL AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 233 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
442 Wellington Cooperative Building Corporation
442 444 W WELLINGTON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 496 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
534 West Stratford
532 536 W STRATFORD PL
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 605 tons
Lowest 35%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data