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Note that results are limited to the first 100 matches.

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(opens in a new tab). 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 2020, 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.)
600 618 S WABASH AVE
600 618 S WABASH AVE
Residence Hall/Dormitory
20.9 kg/sqft
1,993 tons
Gunsaulus Hall
3140 S Michigan Avenue
Residence Hall/Dormitory
11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
924 tons
Highest 48%
Freedom Center
825 N CHRISTIANA AVE
Residence Hall/Dormitory
10.1 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
1,861 tons
Highest 25%
Renee Granville-Grossman Residential Commons
(UChicago)
6031 S Ellis Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
3,334 tons
Highest 11%
de Nobili Hall-ID#254169
6350 N Kenmore Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
692 tons
Lowest 41%
St. Peter's Church
110 W Madison St
Residence Hall/Dormitory
9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
631 tons
Lowest 37%
Simpson Living Learning Center-ID# 254167
6333 N Winthrop Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
1,042 tons
Highest 44%
Fordham Hall- ID# 103681
6427-6455 N Sheridan Rd
Residence Hall/Dormitory
8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
924 tons
Highest 48%
The Chicago Building
7 W Madison St
Residence Hall/Dormitory
8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 28%
840 tons
Lowest 48%
Wabash Building
425 S Wabash Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
3,255 tons
Highest 12%
Residence Hall and Student Center: Catholic Theological Union
5401 S CORNELL AVE
Residence Hall/Dormitory
7.5 kg/sqft
685 tons
The Buckingham
59 E. Van Buren
Residence Hall/Dormitory
7.5 kg/sqft
1,578 tons
Campion Hall-ID# 254165
6551 N Sheridan Rd
Residence Hall/Dormitory
7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
590 tons
Lowest 34%
Regis Hall-ID#254172
6340 N Winthrop Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
883 tons
Lowest 50%
162 North State Street
162 N State St
Residence Hall/Dormitory
7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
2,253 tons
Highest 19%
2750 W Roosevelt Rd
2750 W ROOSEVELT
Residence Hall/Dormitory
7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
868 tons
Lowest 50%
Campus North Residential Commons
(UChicago)
5500 S UNIVERSITY AVE
Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
2,862 tons
Highest 14%
Max Palevsky
1101 E 56th St
Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
2,003 tons
Highest 23%
Woodlawn - University of Chicago
1156 E 61ST ST
Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
2,488 tons
Highest 17%
International House
(UChicago)
1414 E 59th St
Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
1,495 tons
Highest 31%
Burton-Judson Courts
(UChicago)
1005 E 60th St
Residence Hall/Dormitory
6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 43%
1,227 tons
Highest 38%
Santa Clara Hall-ID# 161053
1000 - 1008 W Loyola Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
359 tons
Lowest 14%
San Francisco Hall-ID# 254170
6327 N Kenmore Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
507 tons
Lowest 27%
Mertz Hall - CFSU-ID# 254162
1125 W Loyola Ave
Residence Hall/Dormitory
5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 27%
1,337 tons
Highest 35%
Baumhart Hall-ID#160412
26 E Pearson St
Residence Hall/Dormitory
5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 27%
1,270 tons
Highest 37%
Snell-Hitchcock
5709 S ELLIS AVE
Residence Hall/Dormitory
5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
379 tons
Lowest 16%
Bellarmine Hall-ID#173888
6628 N SHERIDAN RD
Residence Hall/Dormitory
5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
427 tons
Lowest 20%
Fairfield Hall-ID#105533
6228 6240 N WINTHROP AVE
Residence Hall/Dormitory
4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
269 tons
Lowest 7%
Breckinridge House
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1442 E. 59th Street
Residence Hall/Dormitory
3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
195 tons
Lowest 2%
Carmen Hall
60 E 32nd Street
Residence Hall/Dormitory
2.8 kg/sqft
198 tons

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Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)