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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Greenview Passage Condominium Association
🏆
2720 2730 N Greenview Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 3%
| 152 tons
#26 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Ironwood Court Apartments
6013 6031 S INDIANA AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 200 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
The Royalton Towers Condominium Association
1444 N ORLEANS ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 371 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Dickens Place Condominium
2100 N RACINE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 208 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
15 South Throop Condominium Association
15 25 S THROOP ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 208 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
4600-4650 W. Diversey
🏆
4600 4650 W Diversey Ave
| Strip Mall | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 151 tons
#25 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
1502 N Ainslie LLC
🏆
4914 N CLARK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 151 tons
#23 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
River City
800 S Wells St
| Mixed Use Property | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 2,730 tons 
Highest 15%
|
|
School_HolyAngelsSchoolAnnex
750 E 40th St
| K-12 School | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 280 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
MacLean Center
🏆
112 S Michigan Ave
| College/University | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 636 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
5101 N Sheridan - CLK
5101 5115 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 560 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Autograph Hotel Chicago
333 N Dearborn
| Hotel | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 998 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Tribune Tower
435 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 2,453 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
The Monadnock Building
📷
53 W Jackson Blvd
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 1,345 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
MissionofOurLadyoftheAngels_School
🏆
3814 W Iowa St
| K-12 School | 2.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 142 tons
#20 Lowest in Chicago*
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data