Buildings Owned By
University of Chicago
These are buildings that we have manually tagged as being owned by University of Chicago, so this may not be a definitive list.
Building Stats
- 28 Tagged Buildings
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Total Emissions:
216,162 metric tons CO2 equivalent
Equivalent to 257 of the median benchmarked building (841.4 tons CO2e)
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Average GHG Intensity:
18.0 kg CO2e/sqft
3x the median benchmarked building (6.2 kg CO2/sqft)
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2023
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.”
The latest year of data is from 2023, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.
| Name / Address | Primary Property Type |
GHG Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total GHG Emissions (tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
6045 Kenwood Building
📷
🕰️
(UChicago)
C
6045 S Kenwood Ave
| Office | 79.7 kg/sqft  | 7,900 tons |
|
Searle Chemistry Laboratory
🚨
📷
(UChicago)
C
5715-35 S Ellis Ave
| Laboratory | 49.1 kg/sqft #4 Highest
| 4,203 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS)
🚨
📷
(UChicago)
D
929 East 57th Street
| Laboratory | 41.1 kg/sqft #6 Highest
| 19,721 tons #15 Highest
|
|
William Eckhardt Research Center (ERC)
🚨
📷
(UChicago)
C
5640 S. Ellis Ave.
| Laboratory | 39.4 kg/sqft #7 Highest
| 11,216 tons #46 Highest
|
|
Hinds Laboratory
🚨
📷
(UChicago)
C
5734 South Ellis Avenue
| Laboratory | 34.3 kg/sqft #10 Highest
| 4,508 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
📷
🕰️
(UChicago)
D
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 25.0 kg/sqft | 135,876 tons |
|
Jones Laboratory
🚩
📷
(UChicago)
D
5747 S. Ellis Ave.
| Laboratory | 22.7 kg/sqft #45 Highest
| 1,646 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Accelerator Building
📷
(UChicago)
D
5604-20 South Ellis Avenue
| Laboratory | 17.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,015 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Ratner Athletics Center
📷
(UChicago)
C
5530 South Ellis Avenue
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 16.8 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,836 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Bartlett Commons
📷
(UChicago)
C
5640 S. University Ave
| Social/Meeting Hall | 16.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,159 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Mansueto Library
(UChicago)
D
1100 East 57th Street
| Library | 15.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 989 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Chapin Hall
📷
(UChicago)
D
1313 East 60th Street
| College/University | 13.8 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 908 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
Social Service Administration
📷
(UChicago)
D
969 East 60th Street
| College/University | 12.4 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 652 tons 
Lowest 39%
|
|
Bond Chapel
🏆
📷
(UChicago)
D
1025 East 58th Street
| Worship Facility | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 62 tons
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Harper Center (Booth School)
📷
(UChicago)
C
5807 South Woodlawn Ave.
| College/University | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 4,633 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Bookstore
📷
(UChicago)
C
970 East 58th Street
| Retail Store | 10.5 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 525 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Renee Granville-Grossman Residential Commons
(UChicago)
C
6031 South Ellis Avenue
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 3,327 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Gleacher Center
📷
(UChicago)
C
450 North Cityfront Plaza
| College/University | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 2,022 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Kersten Physics Teaching Center
(UChicago)
C
5720 South Ellis Avenue
| College/University | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 514 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Crerar Library
📷
(UChicago)
C
5730 South Ellis Avenue
| Library | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,393 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Foster Hall
📷
(UChicago)
D
1130 East 59th Street
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 222 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Saieh Hall for Economics
📷
(UChicago)
C
5757 South University Avenue
| College/University | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 1,152 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Woodlawn - University of Chicago
(UChicago)
C
1156 E 61st Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 2,764 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Campus North Residential Commons
📷
(UChicago)
B
5500 South University Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 2,861 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
International House
📷
(UChicago)
C
1414 E. 59th Street
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,564 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Burton-Judson Courts
📷
(UChicago)
C
1005 East 60th Street
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,272 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
1155 E 60th Street
📷
(UChicago)
C
1155 East 60th St
| College/University | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 1,037 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Breckinridge House
🏆
📷
(UChicago)
B
1442 E. 59th Street
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 6%
| 189 tons
#22 Lowest in Chicago*
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data