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Note that results are limited to the first 100 matches.

Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2021, unless explicitly stated otherwise.

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.

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Property Name / address	Primary Property Type	Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO₂ eq./sqft)	Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO₂ eq.)
Mansueto Library 1100 E 57th St	Library	22.5 kg/sqft Highest 3%	1,438 tons Highest 33%
WOODSON REGIONAL LIBRARY 9525 S Halsted St	Library	16.5 kg/sqft Highest 5%	1,072 tons Highest 43%
Regenstein Library 1100 E 57th St	Library	13.3 kg/sqft Highest 8%	8,030 tons Highest 4%
HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY (Chicago) 400 S State St	Library	11.7 kg/sqft Highest 11%	8,853 tons Highest 3%
Crerar Library (UChicago) 5730 S Ellis Ave	Library	11.2 kg/sqft Highest 11%	1,881 tons Highest 24%
Newberry Library 60 W Walton St	Library	8.8 kg/sqft Highest 21%	1,766 tons Highest 27%
Cudahy Library-ID#254164 (Loyola) 6515 N Kenmore Ave	Library	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 39%	880 tons Lowest 50%
SULZER LIBRARY (Chicago) 4455 N Lincoln Ave	Library	6.4 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	534 tons Lowest 30%

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Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data