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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Carroll-Rose-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
2929 W 83rd St
| K-12 School | 2.5 kg/sqft  | 213 tons |
|
1001 W BELMONT AVE
📷
1001 W BELMONT AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 191 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
8101 8141 S CICERO AVE
🏆
8101 8141 S CICERO AVE
| Strip Mall | 2.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 163 tons
#28 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Fullerton Parkway Towers
415 W FULLERTON PKWY
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 579 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
2144 N. Lincoln Park Condominium Association
📷
2144 N Lincoln Park West
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 706 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
4801 W. Peterson Ave
🕰️
4801 W Peterson Ave
| Office | 2.5 kg/sqft | 226 tons |
|
15 25 S THROOP ST
15 25 S THROOP ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 186 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
420 432 W ONTARIO ST
📷
⚠️
420 432 W ONTARIO ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 203 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Austin 1900 Building
🕰️
1900 n. Austin
| Distribution Center | 2.5 kg/sqft | 1,882 tons  |
|
Coeval 2
🏆
📷
1419 S Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 129 tons
#15 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Strand Apartments
📷
⚠️
6321 S Cottage Grove Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 214 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
Irving Park Middle -CPS
(CPS)
3815 N Kedvale Ave
| K-12 School | 2.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 501 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Atrio Apartments (md104)
🕰️
1926 1960 W HARRISON ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft | 591 tons |
|
141 173 W OAK ST
📷
⚠️
141 173 W OAK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 395 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
Erie Elementary Charter School
🏆
📷
1405 N Washtenaw
| K-12 School | 2.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 1%
| 127 tons
#14 Lowest in Chicago*
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data