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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)
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower 20 E Chestnut St	Hotel	12.4 Highest 19%	4,690 Highest 17%	30,776,198 Highest 13%	19,575,135 Highest 18%
IIT Tower 🏆 (Illinois Tech) 10 W 35th Street	College/University	12.3 Highest 19%	4,843 Highest 16%	135,677 #23 Lowest	15,508,898 Highest 24%
Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building 🏆 155 E Superior St	Office	12.3 Highest 19%	1,016 #17 Lowest	6,554,940 Lowest 24%	4,277,743 Lowest 12%
1111 N Clark St 1111 N Clark St	Automobile Dealership	12.3 Highest 19%	1,110 Lowest 8%	8,246,888 Lowest 32%	4,306,613 Lowest 13%
Harold Washington Library 400 S State St	Library	12.2 Highest 19%	9,208 Highest 7%	-	58,999,213 Highest 5%
The Womens Treatment Center 140 N Ashland Ave	Residential Care Facility	12.2 Highest 19%	1,273 Lowest 18%	8,954,323 Lowest 35%	5,111,220 Lowest 20%
Little Village HS Campus -CPS 3120 S Kostner Ave	K-12 School	12.2 Highest 19%	3,534 Highest 25%	10,805,920 Lowest 43%	18,968,732 Highest 19%
1165 N Clark St 1165 N Clark St	Office	12.1 Highest 19%	1,239 Lowest 16%	-	7,940,128 Lowest 44%
Damen/Hastings 1340 S Damen Ave	Office	12.1 Highest 19%	1,934 Lowest 46%	2,062,547 Lowest 7%	11,688,577 Highest 35%
Walmart Supercenter #5617 4626 W Diversey Ave	Wholesale Club/Supercenter	12.1 Highest 19%	1,413 Lowest 25%	5,704,614 Lowest 20%	7,113,290 Lowest 38%
Villa at Windsor Park 2649 E 75th St	Senior Living Community	12.1 Highest 19%	1,181 Lowest 14%	8,067,901 Lowest 31%	4,818,365 Lowest 17%
180 N Wabash Ave 180 N Wabash Ave	Office	12.1 Highest 19%	1,955 Lowest 47%	9,302,127 Lowest 37%	9,358,751 Highest 46%
Palmolive Building Condominium Association 913 - 921 N Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	12.1 Highest 19%	4,802 Highest 17%	27,386,502 Highest 16%	21,444,486 Highest 16%
820 W Jackson Blvd 820 W Jackson Blvd	Office	12.0 Highest 20%	2,095 Highest 48%	-	13,422,818 Highest 29%
350 N LaSalle St 350 N LaSalle St	Office	12.0 Highest 20%	1,454 Lowest 27%	-	9,312,986 Highest 47%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data