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.)
4631 W FOSTER AVE 4631 W FOSTER AVE	Strip Mall	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	834 tons Lowest 48%
Sixty Forty North Wells 640 N Wells	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	1,580 tons Highest 30%
Swartberg House 3101 W Touhy Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	489 tons Lowest 25%
The Pierre Condominium 2100 N Lincoln Park West	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	1,102 tons Highest 42%
Catalyst Charter Es - Howland -CPS (CPS) 1616 S Spaulding Ave	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	807 tons Lowest 46%
Darwin -CPS (CPS) 3116 W Belden Ave	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	703 tons Lowest 40%
Blaine Elementary, James G -CPS (CPS) 1420 W Grace St	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	571 tons Lowest 32%
SoutHigh School ide Occupational Academy HS -CPS (CPS) 7342 S Hoyne Ave	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	317 tons Lowest 10%
Pasteur Elementary -CPS (CPS) 5825 S Kostner Ave	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	577 tons Lowest 32%
Dumas Elementary -CPS (CPS) 6650 S Ellis Ave	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	375 tons Lowest 15%
Motley School Apartments 🕰️ 739 N Ada St	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft	331 tons
The Theatre School 📷 (DePaul) 2350 N Racine Ave	College/University	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	941 tons Highest 47%
720 W. Gordon Terrace CA 720 W Gordon Ter	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	1,662 tons Highest 28%
Jackson Shore Co-op 5490 S Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	578 tons Lowest 32%
3800 N. Lake Shore Drive 3800 Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	1,434 tons Highest 33%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data