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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
R+D 659 Condominium Association
659 W Randolph St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 41%
| 2,153 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
The Mayfair
1660 E 55TH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 670 tons 
Lowest 40%
|
|
2040 Belmont LLC
2040 2044 W BELMONT AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 368 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
5110 S Kenwood
5110 S KENWOOD AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 394 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Sacred Heart Home Inc
1550 S ALBANY AVE
| Residential Care Facility | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 504 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
1260 Dearborn
1260 N DEARBORN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 728 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Lincoln Park Plaza
600 W Diversey Pkwy
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 1,885 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Courtyard Chicago Downtown Mag Mile
165 E Ontario St
| Hotel | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 2,000 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
33 West Monroe
33 W Monroe St
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 7,591 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Rice Building
815 W Van Buren St
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 561 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
2424 N Clark St
2424 N CLARK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 450 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
1040 West Randolph
1040 W Randolph St
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 388 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Parc Chestnut Condominium Association
849 N Franklin St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 2,663 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Peterson Plaza Tower
5969 N RAVENSWOOD AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 578 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Barton Senior Residences of Chicago
1245 S WOOD ST
| Senior Living Community | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
| 582 tons
Lowest 34%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data