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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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
WTTW 11 - Main Campus
5400 N St Louis Ave
| Office | 15.4 
Highest 13%
| 2,813
Highest 33%
| - | 18,022,666
Highest 20%
|
|
820 N Orleans St
820 N Orleans St
| Office | 15.4
Highest 13%
| 2,388
Highest 41%
| - | 15,299,163
Highest 25%
|
|
2340 N California Ave
2340 N California Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 15.3
Highest 13%
| 1,468 
Lowest 28%
| 17,403,934
Highest 32%
| 3,808,348
Lowest 9%
|
|
22 W Washington St
22 W Washington St
| Office | 15.2
Highest 13%
| 7,149
Highest 10%
| - | 45,805,152
Highest 7%
|
|
Mahalia Jackson Apt
9141 - 9177 S South Chicago Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 15.2
Highest 13%
| 1,390
Lowest 24%
| 15,959,120
Highest 37%
| 3,471,546
Lowest 7%
|
|
Home Depot, #1950 Chicago South Loop
1300 S Clinton St
| Retail Store | 15.1
Highest 13%
| 1,598
Lowest 34%
| 1,094,261
Lowest 6%
| 9,869,473
Highest 43%
|
|
Moody Bible Institute, Torrey-Gray Doane
840 N LaSalle St
| College/University | 15.1
Highest 13%
| 1,306
Lowest 20%
| 5,314,199
Lowest 18%
| 6,556,909
Lowest 33%
|
|
Walmart Supercenter #5965
10900 S Doty Ave
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 15.1
Highest 13%
| 2,359
Highest 42%
| 6,816,825
Lowest 26%
| 12,796,546
Highest 31%
|
|
California Park / McFetridge
3843 N California Ave
| Other - Recreation | 15.1
Highest 13%
| 1,630
Lowest 35%
| 9,341,090
Lowest 37%
| 7,266,963
Lowest 39%
|
|
Aperion Care International
4815 S Western Blvd
| Senior Care Community | 15.0
Highest 14%
| 1,372
Lowest 23%
| 9,494,700
Lowest 38%
| 5,560,905
Lowest 25%
|
|
Symphony of Chicago West
5130 W JACKSON BLVD
| Senior Living Community | 15.0
Highest 14%
| 1,659
Lowest 36%
| 13,827,900
Highest 44%
| 5,923,256
Lowest 27%
|
|
Kennedy-King College
6301 S Halsted Ave
| College/University | 15.0
Highest 14%
| 7,464
Highest 9%
| 51,194,702
Highest 6%
| 30,403,813
Highest 11%
|
|
S1-Sinai
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1525 S CALIFORNIA AVE
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 15.0
Highest 14%
| 15,145 #41 Highest
| 115,696,004 #16 Highest
| 57,666,265
Highest 5%
|
|
MB Ice Arena
1801 W Jackson Blvd
| Ice/Curling Rink | 14.9
Highest 14%
| 1,900
Lowest 45%
| 1,335,613
Lowest 7%
| 11,717,174
Highest 35%
|
|
Ford City Mall - AMC Theater
7601 S Cicero Ave
| Movie Theater | 14.7
Highest 14%
| 1,068
Lowest 5%
| 4,242,330
Lowest 14%
| 5,397,014
Lowest 23%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data