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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1313 W RANDOLPH ST
⚠️
1313 W RANDOLPH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 26%
| 458 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
Hampton House
1715 1733 E 53RD ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 906 tons 
Highest 49%
|
|
St. Scholastica Monastery / UNO Rogers Park Elementary and High School
7416 N Ridge Rd
| K-12 School | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,041 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
1090
🕰️
1601 N Harlem Ave
| Retail Store | 5.1 kg/sqft | 1,513 tons |
|
2970 N SHERIDAN RD
2970 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,244 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
North & Kostner
⚠️
4501 W North Ave
| Retail Store | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,200 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Irish American Heritage Center
🕰️
4626 North Knox
| K-12 School | 5.1 kg/sqft | 409 tons |
|
100 W Chestnut
100 W Chestnut St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,490 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Alta at K Station
555 W Kinzie St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 4,722 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Astoria Tower
8 E 9th St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 2,071 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
4901 4913 S DREXEL BLVD
4901 4913 S DREXEL BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 439 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
865 N LARRABEE ST
865 N LARRABEE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 407 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
The Legacy HB at Clarendon Park
🕰️
4520 N CLARENDON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft | 404 tons |
|
1350 1358 N ASTOR ST
1350 1358 N ASTOR ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 364 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
415 421 W ALDINE AVE
415 421 W ALDINE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 710 tons
Lowest 41%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data