Electrify Chicago
Chicago Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Intensity
Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2020
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.
This data is also from 2020, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.
| Property Name / address | Primary Property Type |
Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO2/sqft) |
Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO2) |
Natural Gas Use (kBtu) |
Electricity Use (kBtu) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Keating Hall
🚨
(Illinois Tech)
3040 S Wabash Avenue
| College/University | 461.6  #1 Highest
| 24,538 #12 Highest
| 456,846,022 #1 Highest
| 1,743,931 
#9 Lowest
|
|
Digital Lakeside
🚨
350 E Cermak
| Data Center | 142.1 #2 Highest
| 173,706 #1 Highest
| - | 987,573,211 #1 Highest
|
|
352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE
🚨
352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 136.5 #3 Highest
| 19,870 #24 Highest
| 371,924,615 #3 Highest
| 738,234
#3 Lowest
|
|
CoreSite
🚨
427 S LaSalle St
| Data Center | 114.3 #4 Highest
| 18,282 #31 Highest
| - | 117,139,297 #19 Highest
|
|
Digital Printer's Row
🚨
600 S Federal St
| Data Center | 105.8 #5 Highest
| 18,979 #27 Highest
| 1,187,865
Lowest 6%
| 121,202,120 #16 Highest
|
|
Herman Hall
🚨
(Illinois Tech)
3241 S Federal Street
| College/University | 89.2 #6 Highest
| 9,912
Highest 6%
| 62,278
#15 Lowest
| 2,088,809
#14 Lowest
|
|
Tech Business Center
🚨
(Illinois Tech)
3440 S Dearborn Street
| College/University | 87.0 #7 Highest
| 12,246
Highest 4%
| - | 10,143,419
Highest 42%
|
|
Shop & Save Market - Nagle
🚨
6312 N Nagle Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 83.7 #8 Highest
| 5,584
Highest 13%
| 80,514,978 #29 Highest
| 8,378,709
Lowest 48%
|
|
6045 Kenwood Building
🚨
6045 S Kenwood Ave
| Office | 51.1 #9 Highest
| 5,069
Highest 15%
| 103,570
#22 Lowest
| 20,757,694
Highest 17%
|
|
Lowden Homes
🚨
200 W 95th St
| Multifamily Housing | 48.1 #10 Highest
| 5,530
Highest 13%
| 98,870,772 #23 Highest
| 1,786,862
#11 Lowest
|
|
William Eckhardt Research Center
🚩
5640 S ELLIS AVE
| Laboratory | 46.2 #11 Highest
| 13,137 #50 Highest
| - | 40,449,584
Highest 8%
|
|
Searle Chemistry Laboratory
🚩
5735 S Ellis Ave
| Laboratory | 45.4 #12 Highest
| 3,885
Highest 22%
| 73,310
#16 Lowest
| 12,094,691
Highest 34%
|
|
Salem Baptist Church of Chicago
🚩
10909 S Cottage Grove Ave
| Worship Facility | 42.9 #13 Highest
| 3,941
Highest 22%
| 70,361,039 #42 Highest
| 1,302,350
#6 Lowest
|
|
McGowan North
🚩
(DePaul)
2325 N Clifton Ave
| College/University | 42.6 #14 Highest
| 2,386
Highest 41%
| 20,801,310
Highest 24%
| 8,207,929
Lowest 46%
|
|
Whole Foods KBS
🚩
1550 N Kingsbury St
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 37.9 #15 Highest
| 3,767
Highest 23%
| 16,712,340
Highest 34%
| 18,449,487
Highest 20%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data