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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Surfside Condominium
🕰️
5815 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft  | 1,007 tons  |
|
725 W Sheridan Condominium Association, Inc.
🕰️
721 729 W SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft | 275 tons |
|
433 W BRIAR PL
433 W BRIAR PL
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 359 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Winthrop Terrace Apartments
🕰️
5734 N Winthrop Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft | 275 tons |
|
190 N State St
190 N State St
| Office | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 1,213 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Sullivan Center
1 S State St
| Office | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 4,601 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
222 N LaSalle St
222 N LaSalle St
| Office | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 6,450 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Lake View HS -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
4015 N Ashland Ave
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 1,423 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Manley Career Academy HS -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
2935 W Polk St
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft | 1,137 tons |
|
The Paragon Chicago
1326 S Michigan Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 3,012 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
5427 N Broadway St
5427 N Broadway St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 454 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
4 E Elm Condos
4 E ELM ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,016 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
2019 - 4820 N Kedzie Ave
🕰️
4820 N KEDZIE AVE
| Senior Living Community | 5.2 kg/sqft | 312 tons |
|
Mertz Hall - CFSU-ID# 254162
🕰️
⚠️
(Loyola)
1125 W Loyola Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 5.2 kg/sqft | 1,337 tons |
|
Bauer Building
230 W Huron St
| Office | 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 341 tons
Lowest 12%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data