Library Buildings

8 buildings in Chicago

Buildings

22,818

Total Emissions
(metric tons CO₂e)

10.5

Avg GHG Intensity
(kg CO₂e/sqft)

2.1M

Total Square Footage

Grade Distribution

All Library Buildings

Showing Library Buildings buildings that reported their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions to the City of Chicago under energy benchmarking.

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	Year Built	Square Footage	GHG Intensity (kg CO₂ eq./sqft)	Total GHG Emissions (tons CO₂ eq.)
HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY 📷 ⚡ (Chicago) C 400 S. State St.	Library	1991	756,640 sqft Highest 6%	11.1 kg/sqft Highest 9%	8,380 tons Highest 3%
Regenstein Library C 1100 East 57th Street	Library	1971	604,950 sqft Highest 8%	13.1 kg/sqft Highest 6%	7,934 tons Highest 3%
Newberry Library D 60 W. Walton	Library	1897	200,000 sqft Highest 33%	9.3 kg/sqft Highest 15%	1,854 tons Highest 24%
Crerar Library 📷 (UChicago) C 5730 South Ellis Avenue	Library	1984	168,656 sqft Highest 38%	8.3 kg/sqft Highest 21%	1,393 tons Highest 33%
Cudahy Library-ID#254164 (Loyola) B 6515 N Kenmore Ave	Library	1930	124,285 sqft Lowest 50%	6.5 kg/sqft Highest 44%	808 tons Lowest 49%
SULZER LIBRARY 📷 (Chicago) C 4455 N. Lincoln Ave.	Library	1985	83,000 sqft Lowest 30%	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	610 tons Lowest 37%
WOODSON REGIONAL LIBRARY ⚠️ C 9525 S. Halsted St.	Library	1975	65,000 sqft Lowest 17%	13.1 kg/sqft Highest 6%	851 tons Highest 49%
Mansueto Library (UChicago) D 1100 East 57th Street	Library	2009	64,028 sqft Lowest 16%	15.4 kg/sqft Highest 4%	989 tons Highest 44%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data