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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
244 E Pearson LLC
244 E Pearson St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft 
Highest 39%
| 1,036 tons
Highest 44%
|
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300 North LaSalle
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300 N LaSalle St
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 10,658 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
1440 N Lake Shore Drive
1440 N LAKESHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 2,176 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
River Plaza
405 N Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 5,197 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
1620 S. Michigan Ave Condo Association
1620 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 1,796 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
1212 Lake Shore Drive Condominium
1212 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 2,710 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
201 E Chestnut
201 E Chestnut St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 1,432 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
808-12 Junior Terrace LLC
808 812 W JUNIOR TER
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 544 tons 
Lowest 31%
|
|
East Wrigleyview Village
737 W CORNELIA AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 362 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Chatham Park South Co-Op
660 E 85TH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 534 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
5316 S Dorchester
5316 5320 S DORCHESTER AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 378 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
The Covington
4600 N CLARENDON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 969 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Kingsbaker Court
900 910 W VANBUREN ST
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 543 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
2750 W Roosevelt Rd
2750 W ROOSEVELT
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 868 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
The Kimpton Gray Hotel
39 S LaSalle St
| Hotel | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 1,700 tons
Highest 28%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data