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Biggest building emitters in Evanston

Top 100 by reported greenhouse-gas emissions under Benchmarking Ordinance (67-O-16), latest disclosure year per building. Evanston's ordinance requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark and disclose energy and water use, with fines for failure to report.

Top 100 by reported emissions

#BuildingCityEmissionsScoreFloor area
18735Evanston35,396 tCO₂e–—975,805 sq ft
2NorthShore Evanston HospitalEvanston26,331 tCO₂eD521,116,288 sq ft
3AMITA Health St Francis Hospital CampusEvanston13,970 tCO₂eC61763,851 sq ft
4Evanston Township High SchoolEvanston9,907 tCO₂eD391,200,000 sq ft
5Westminster PlaceEvanston9,557 tCO₂eD29692,031 sq ft
6Water Treatment PlantEvanston7,247 tCO₂e–—124,306 sq ft
78836Evanston6,819 tCO₂e–—172,914 sq ft
81603 OrringtonEvanston5,995 tCO₂eD33307,473 sq ft
9Sherman PlazaEvanston5,944 tCO₂e–—735,268 sq ft
108860Evanston5,589 tCO₂e–—146,507 sq ft
118844Evanston5,301 tCO₂eD1112,496 sq ft
128844Evanston5,301 tCO₂eD1112,496 sq ft
138835Evanston4,936 tCO₂e–—86,206 sq ft
148739Evanston4,735 tCO₂e–—350,947 sq ft
158719Evanston4,733 tCO₂e–—342,557 sq ft
168881Evanston4,229 tCO₂e–—482,952 sq ft
17One Rotary CtrEvanston4,174 tCO₂eC67393,303 sq ft
188727Evanston3,986 tCO₂eD174,011 sq ft
198786Evanston3,858 tCO₂e–—207,697 sq ft
208782 / 0481Evanston3,845 tCO₂e–—45,261 sq ft
218713Evanston3,712 tCO₂e–—91,087 sq ft
221816Evanston3,709 tCO₂e–—214,542 sq ft
23The MatherEvanston3,468 tCO₂eD7317,683 sq ft
248574Evanston3,433 tCO₂eD8169,254 sq ft
25Northshore Universtiy Research InstituteEvanston3,407 tCO₂e–—85,330 sq ft
268920 / 8856Evanston3,333 tCO₂e–—129,346 sq ft
27Three Crowns ParkEvanston2,886 tCO₂eD54319,992 sq ft
28The Park Evanston - Whole BuildingEvanston2,780 tCO₂eD27314,870 sq ft
295784Evanston2,715 tCO₂e–—181,121 sq ft
30Hilton OrringtonEvanston2,667 tCO₂eC62270,595 sq ft
31Optima Views Condominium AssociationEvanston2,646 tCO₂eD52370,638 sq ft
32NSUHS Corp HqEvanston2,449 tCO₂e–—66,396 sq ft
338601Evanston2,397 tCO₂eD1173,919 sq ft
34Optima Horizons CondominiumEvanston2,308 tCO₂eB79359,252 sq ft
3503487-Howard & MC CormickEvanston2,287 tCO₂eD3474,618 sq ft
368598Evanston2,191 tCO₂eD3137,471 sq ft
37Sam's Club #6444Evanston2,160 tCO₂eD24135,424 sq ft
38415 Premier - GreystarEvanston2,072 tCO₂eB72350,249 sq ft
39Evanston Metro CenterEvanston1,986 tCO₂eC59170,933 sq ft
40The Mather SouthEvanston1,889 tCO₂eD6179,233 sq ft
41Dempster PlazaEvanston1,859 tCO₂e–—210,000 sq ft
42Whole Foods EVNEvanston1,804 tCO₂eD2932,014 sq ft
43E2 ApartmentsEvanston1,774 tCO₂eA92307,000 sq ft
44Church Street Station Condo AssocEvanston1,759 tCO₂eB80309,000 sq ft
458863Evanston1,733 tCO₂e–—175,220 sq ft
46Davis StreetEvanston1,709 tCO₂eC58128,376 sq ft
47Whole Foods GBREvanston1,704 tCO₂eD5153,471 sq ft
488714Evanston1,642 tCO₂e–—146,975 sq ft
49Winthrop Club Condo AssocEvanston1,613 tCO₂eD52210,000 sq ft
508723Evanston1,613 tCO₂e–—175,858 sq ft
51The Carlson Building ComplexEvanston1,595 tCO₂e–—122,983 sq ft
528572Evanston1,567 tCO₂eD471,162 sq ft
538885 & 8883Evanston1,530 tCO₂e–—103,220 sq ft
548585Evanston1,519 tCO₂eD167,277 sq ft
55Optima Towers Evanston CondominiumEvanston1,519 tCO₂e–—173,560 sq ft
56Robert Crown CenterEvanston1,515 tCO₂e–—54,500 sq ft
57Albany CareEvanston1,409 tCO₂e–—130,860 sq ft
588854Evanston1,403 tCO₂eB77181,288 sq ft
59FSP 909 DAVIS STREET LLCEvanston1,403 tCO₂eA86215,400 sq ft
601902 - EVANSTONEvanston1,379 tCO₂eD44135,000 sq ft
61Graham Medical Office BuildingEvanston1,324 tCO₂eD5276,101 sq ft
628864Evanston1,281 tCO₂eD1397,472 sq ft
6370800558 -- EvanstonEvanston1,280 tCO₂eC6962,182 sq ft
64EVANSTON (0927)Evanston1,243 tCO₂eB73132,223 sq ft
65Evanston IL HGIEvanston1,240 tCO₂eD37108,233 sq ft
66AMLI EvanstonEvanston1,193 tCO₂eA99244,366 sq ft
67Service CenterEvanston1,173 tCO₂e–—139,566 sq ft
681210-1236 Chicago Avenue CondoEvanston1,172 tCO₂eA92194,641 sq ft
698845Evanston1,158 tCO₂e–—39,461 sq ft
70Chicago + Main Evanston JV LLCEvanston1,137 tCO₂eC61165,253 sq ft
71CPF Reserve, LLCEvanston1,120 tCO₂eA90199,704 sq ft
728709Evanston1,083 tCO₂e–—91,249 sq ft
7300439-Evanston 18 / Cinearts 6Evanston1,064 tCO₂e–—67,990 sq ft
74820 Davis StEvanston994 tCO₂eD4487,440 sq ft
75Main CampusEvanston991 tCO₂e–—163,575 sq ft
761717 Ridge ApartmentsEvanston966 tCO₂eA99182,093 sq ft
77Main LibraryEvanston964 tCO₂e–—114,972 sq ft
788837Evanston960 tCO₂e–—49,498 sq ft
79Sherman Garden ApartmentsEvanston952 tCO₂eA88177,671 sq ft
80Evanston PlaceEvanston949 tCO₂eA96163,218 sq ft
81Hyatt House Chicago/EvanstonEvanston948 tCO₂eD2086,731 sq ft
82Police/Fire HeadquartersEvanston936 tCO₂e–—66,600 sq ft
83Hill Board of EducationEvanston923 tCO₂eD4071,010 sq ft
848589Evanston899 tCO₂eD3675,051 sq ft
858707Evanston890 tCO₂e–—142,858 sq ft
868665Evanston880 tCO₂eB83146,974 sq ft
87Centrum EvanstonEvanston872 tCO₂eC57120,393 sq ft
881033 University PlaceEvanston829 tCO₂eD4269,000 sq ft
89Lorraine H. Morton Civic CenterEvanston820 tCO₂eB77118,991 sq ft
901500 Chicago AvenueEvanston813 tCO₂eB81135,200 sq ft
91Sherman Plaza Self-ParkEvanston813 tCO₂e–—580,000 sq ft
92Sienna Court Condominium AssociationEvanston795 tCO₂eA97129,748 sq ft
93900 Chicago CondominiumsEvanston786 tCO₂eA87119,368 sq ft
948789Evanston749 tCO₂e–—67,775 sq ft
958569Evanston746 tCO₂eD2051,878 sq ft
96515 Main CondominiumsEvanston725 tCO₂eA85137,016 sq ft
978706Evanston709 tCO₂eD274,305 sq ft
988847Evanston702 tCO₂e–—86,017 sq ft
99Roycemore SchoolEvanston696 tCO₂eD2068,000 sq ft
100CHUTE MIDDLE SCHOOLEvanston684 tCO₂eC68112,898 sq ft

Frequently asked questions

Which Evanston building emits the most carbon?

8735 reported 35,396 tCO₂e in its latest Benchmarking Ordinance (67-O-16) disclosure — the highest in Evanston. Evanston's ordinance requires buildings over 20,000 sq ft to benchmark and disclose energy and water use, with fines for failure to report.

Dataset updated . Source: Building Energy and Water Use Benchmarking public disclosure.