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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Polish Roman Catholic Union of America
984 N MILWAUKEE AVE
| Museum | 5.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 31%
| 285 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
73 East Elm Condominium
73 E ELM ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 529 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
The Moody Memorial Church
1609 - 1641 N LaSalle St
| Worship Facility | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 786 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
CICS Northtown Academy
3900 W Peterson Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 677 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Higgins C A -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
11710 S Morgan St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 277 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
1251/1255 S. Michigan
1255 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 3,311 tons 
Highest 12%
|
|
East Point Condo Association
6101E N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 1,691 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Horizon House Inc.
5733 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 1,487 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE
📷
⚠️
352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 781 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Clark Place
2623 2627 N CLARK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 803 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
6640 50 W Belden Ave
6640 50 W Belden Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 1,581 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
1224 W. Van Buren Lofts
1224 W Van Buren St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 1,612 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
24 S MORGAN ST
24 S MORGAN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 706 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Lakeside Lofts
🕰️
2025 S INDIANA AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 548 tons |
|
551 557 W NORTH AVE
⚠️
(CHA)
551 557 W NORTH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 340 tons
Lowest 11%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data