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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MILA
🕰️
200 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft  | 2,756 tons  |
|
Powell Paideia Elementary
(CPS)
7511 S South Shore Dr
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 614 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Acorn Lofts
🕰️
1017 W. Washington Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 781 tons |
|
AMLI Lofts Polk
⚠️
111 W Polk St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 1,095 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
420 W Surf St
420 W Surf St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 304 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
Reside on Wellington
510-24 W Wellington
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 388 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
Durkin Park Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
8445 S Kolin Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 469 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Ogden Intl HS -CPS
(CPS)
1250 W Erie St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 503 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Robert Healy Elementary -CPS
(CPS)
3010 S Parnell Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 616 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Burbank Elementary -CPS
(CPS)
2035 N Mobile Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 901 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Tanner Elementary -CPS
(CPS)
7350 S Evans Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 288 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Till, Emmett Louis Math & Science -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
6543 S Champlain Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft | 730 tons |
|
Gresham Elementary -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
8524 S Green St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft | 609 tons |
|
Otoole Elementary -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
6550 S Seeley Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft | 521 tons |
|
Carter Elementary -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
5740 S Michigan Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft | 469 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data