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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Brompton
🕰️
534-552 West Brompton
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft  | 402 tons |
|
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7600 N Bosworth
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 477 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Smyth -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
1051 W 13th Ave
| K-12 School | 3.7 kg/sqft | 445 tons |
|
Stevenson, Adlai E -CPS
(CPS)
8010 S Kostner Ave
| K-12 School | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 526 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Henry Elementary, Patrick -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
4250 N St Louis Ave
| K-12 School | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 329 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
Hamline Elementary-CPS
(CPS)
4747 S Bishop St
| K-12 School | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 428 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Appleville Condominium
⚠️
501 W 24th Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 923 tons 
Highest 48%
|
|
IL2125ZZ-QUINCY COURT BLDG
🕰️
⚠️
11 W Quincy Ct
| Office | 3.7 kg/sqft | 451 tons |
|
3525 W. Peterson Avenue
🕰️
3525 W Peterson Ave
| Office | 3.7 kg/sqft | 214 tons |
|
420 W MELROSE ST
420 W MELROSE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 212 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
Saint Anthony Hospital Community Wellness Program, North Lawndale and King Legacy Apartments
3810 3816 W 16TH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 230 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
2816 2828 N BURLING ST
⚠️
2816 2828 N BURLING ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 281 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Washington Park SRO
🕰️
5000 5016 S INDIANA AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft | 357 tons |
|
Moody Bible Institute, Sweeting Center
⚠️
(Moody Bible)
860 N LaSalle St
| College/University | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 446 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
1373 1383 W GREENLEAF AVE
1373 1383 W GREENLEAF AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 277 tons
Lowest 6%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data