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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
3284-CHICAGO, IL (WICKER PARK)
1360 N ASHLAND AVE
| Retail Store | 9.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 17%
| 549 tons 
Lowest 31%
|
|
Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion, Ltd
2242 N Kedzie Blvd
| Senior Living Community | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 540 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
HRTL - Parkway Apts: 712 W Diversey
712 720 W DIVERSEY PKWY
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 504 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
5948-60 N. Broadway
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5948 5958 N BROADWAY
| Office | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 157 tons
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
5550 Dorchester (dc67)
5550 5556 S DORCHESTER AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 775 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Sophy Hotel
1411 E 53Rd St
| Hotel | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 703 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Choxy LLC
530 N La Salle Dr
| Hotel | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 588 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
de Nobili Hall-ID#254169
(Loyola)
6350 N Kenmore Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 692 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Maguire Hall-ID#254163
(Loyola)
1 11 E Pearson Ave
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 525 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
College of Education Building
(DePaul)
2247 N Halstead Ave
| College/University | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 484 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Ambassador Hotel
1301 N STATE PKWY
| Hotel | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,800 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Manhattan Building Condominium
423 439 S DEARBORN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,154 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Professional Office Building
840 W Irving Park Rd
| Medical Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 492 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Granville Courts Condo Association
2025 W Granville Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 2,182 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
2601-2607 N Milwaukee Avenue
2601 2607 N MILWAUKEE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 438 tons
Lowest 21%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data