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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Parkside - 545
545 W Division
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 25%
| 698 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Stone Scholastic Academy -CPS
(CPS)
6239 N Leavitt St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 353 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Irene C Hernandez -CPS
(CPS)
5440 S St Louis Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 633 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
Gallistel Language Academy -CPS
(CPS)
10347 S Ewing Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 474 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Hendricks C A, Thomas A -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
4320 S Princeton
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft | 284 tons |
|
Mayor Robert H Lawrence Apts
(CHA)
655 W 65th St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 798 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Winston Tower #3
7061 N Kedzie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 1,986 tons 
Highest 23%
|
|
212 W Washington Condo
⚠️
212 W Washington St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 1,398 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Vue20 Condo Association
1845 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 1,253 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
1700 East 56th Street
1700 E 56th St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 2,383 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
3622 S STATE ST
3622 S STATE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 484 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
2532 2554 NARRAGANSETT AVE
🕰️
2532 2554 NARRAGANSETT AVE
| Other - Mall | 5.0 kg/sqft | 343 tons |
|
2014 2036 S MICHIGAN AVE
2014 2036 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 703 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
4840 N BROADWAY
⚠️
4840 N BROADWAY
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 288 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Bellarmine Hall-ID#173888
🕰️
⚠️
(Loyola)
6628 N SHERIDAN RD
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 5.0 kg/sqft | 427 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data