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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As of late January 2024, legislation is being introduced to require new use more efficient forms of water and space heating, via the Clean And Affordable Buildings Ordinance (CABO), which will reduce the number of highly polluting and inefficient buildings that end up on this site.
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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.) |
---|---|---|---|
Max Palevsky
1101 E 56th St
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 2,003 tons
Highest 23%
|
Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory HS
(CPS)
2957 N Hoyne Ave
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 349 tons
Lowest 13%
|
5550 North Kenmore Avenue
5550 N Kenmore Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 1,047 tons
Highest 43%
|
Edward A Bouchet Math & Science Academy ES
(CPS)
7355 S Jeffrey Blvd
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 941 tons
Highest 47%
|
John Barry Elementary School
(CPS)
2828 N Kilbourn Ave
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 531 tons
Lowest 29%
|
Louisa May Alcott College Preparatory ES
(CPS)
2625 N Orchard St
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 475 tons
Lowest 25%
|
120 North LaSalle
120 N LaSalle St
| Office | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 3,053 tons
Highest 13%
|
600 N Fairbanks Condo Association
600 N Fairbanks Ct
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 2,538 tons
Highest 17%
|
900/910 Lake Shore Drive
900 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 4,159 tons
Highest 9%
|
1150 Condominium Association
1150 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 1,624 tons
Highest 29%
|
Shoreline Towers
6301 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 2,949 tons
Highest 14%
|
Lofts At Museum Park Condominium Association
1305 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 1,819 tons
Highest 25%
|
Residences at RiverBend
333 N Canal St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 3,282 tons
Highest 12%
|
336 Wellington Association
336 W WELLINGTON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 910 tons
Highest 48%
|
5455 Edgewater Plaza Condo
5455 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 3,465 tons
Highest 11%
|
Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data