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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oglesby -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
7646 S Green St
| K-12 School | 4.9 kg/sqft  | 375 tons |
|
Lincoln Elementary -CPS
(CPS)
615 W Kemper Pl
| K-12 School | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 563 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
Hinton Elementary, William Augustus -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
646 W 71st St
| K-12 School | 4.9 kg/sqft | 355 tons |
|
330 N Clinton
330 N Clinton St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 315 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
372 W Ontario St
372 W Ontario St
| Office | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 245 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
Chicago Residential Inc.
2440 N Lakeview Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 1,229 tons 
Highest 38%
|
|
La Follette Park
🕰️
⚠️
1333 N Laramie Ave
| Other - Recreation | 4.9 kg/sqft | 318 tons |
|
Malibu Condominium
6007 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 2,504 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
6 N Michigan Ave
6 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 1,123 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
100 Bellevue Place
100 E Bellevue Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 1,730 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
401 East Ontario Condominiums
🕰️
401 E Ontario St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft | 2,199 tons |
|
3100 N SHERIDAN RD
3100 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 864 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Parkview Residences
🕰️
5920 N Ridge
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft | 271 tons |
|
3134 N Clark St
⚠️
3134 N Clark St
| Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 283 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Hyman G Rickover Naval Academy High School
🕰️
5700 W BERTEAU AVE
| K-12 School | 4.9 kg/sqft | 573 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data