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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mallers Building LLC
5 S Wabash Ave
| Enclosed Mall | 6.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 42%
| 2,166 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
123 N Wacker
123 N Wacker
| Office | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 3,826 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
RICHARD J. DALEY CENTER
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50 W Washington
| Courthouse | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 10,570 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
Spring Grove Apartments
4554 S DREXEL BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 619 tons 
Lowest 36%
|
|
Museum Walk Apartments
5541 S EVERETT AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 520 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Leslie Shankman School Corporation Building
6245 S INGLESIDE AVE
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 506 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Campus North Residential Commons
(UChicago)
5500 S UNIVERSITY AVE
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 2,862 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Lycee Francais de Chicago
1929 W WILSON AVE
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 591 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
901 S Plymouth
901 S Plymouth Ct
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,096 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Workshop 4200
4200 W Diversey Ave
| Other | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 962 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
HRTL - Town Hall: 3600 N Halsted
3600 N Halsted St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 623 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Silver Coast Citadel Condominium Association
7201-09 S Yates Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 688 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
CICS Wrightwood
8130 S California Ave
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 367 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
1309 N Wells
1309 N Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 791 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
South Shore Intl College Prep High School
(CPS)
1955 E 75th St
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,443 tons
Highest 32%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data