All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity
These are the Chicago's benchmarked buildings that reported the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2022
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 2022, 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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Apostolic Church of God
6340 S Dorchester Ave
| Worship Facility | 5.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 40%
| 1,272 tons 
Highest 37%
|
|
55 W CHESTNUT ST
55 W CHESTNUT ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 1,216 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Mason Elementary -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
4217 W 18th St
| K-12 School | 5.9 kg/sqft | 1,225 tons |
|
Santa Clara Hall-ID# 161053
🕰️
⚠️
(Loyola)
1000 - 1008 W Loyola Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 5.9 kg/sqft | 359 tons |
|
Eugenie Terrace
⚠️
1730 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 3,437 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
250 S Wacker Dr
250 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 1,494 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
61 W 15TH ST
61 W 15TH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 742 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Hanover House
11 21 W GOETHE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 1,463 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
1360 N ASHLAND AVE
1360 N ASHLAND AVE
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 516 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
5301 5331 S KIMBARK AVE
⚠️
5301 5331 S KIMBARK AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 354 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Union Health Service
🕰️
1634 W Polk St
| Medical Office | 5.9 kg/sqft | 299 tons |
|
224 North Desplaines
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⚠️
224 N Desplaines St
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft | 457 tons |
|
Evergreen Tower II
⚠️
1343 N CLEVELAND AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 557 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
331 S PEORIA ST
331 S PEORIA ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 338 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
1515 N ASTOR ST
1515 N ASTOR ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 634 tons
Lowest 36%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data