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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
City North 14
⚠️
2600 N Western Ave
| Movie Theater | 11.1 kg/sqft 
Highest 10%
| 809 tons 
Lowest 47%
|
|
30 W OAK ST
30 W OAK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,985 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Charles M. Harper Cetner (Booth School)
📷
(UChicago)
5807 S Woodlawn Ave
| College/University | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 4,640 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
CW GLL 444 N Michigan
444 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 5,746 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
300 E Randolph
📷
🕰️
300 E Randolph
| Office | 11.1 kg/sqft | 24,655 tons |
|
Alden Princeton Rehab & Health Care Center
255 W 69th St
| Senior Living Community | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 881 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
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7425 S South Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 609 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
280 Building
🕰️
(SAIC)
280 S Columbus Dr
| College/University | 11.0 kg/sqft | 1,561 tons |
|
National Teachers Academy -CPS
(CPS)
55 W Cermak Rd
| K-12 School | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,728 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Humboldt Park
📷
🕰️
⚠️
1440 North Sacramento
| Other - Recreation | 11.0 kg/sqft | 628 tons |
|
4343 Clarendon Condominium Association
⚠️
4343 N Clarendon Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 3,892 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Adler Planetarium
📷
⚠️
1300 S Lake Shore Dr
| Museum | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,923 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Thomas F Flannery Apartments
(CHA)
1531 N Clybourn Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,100 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
The Maxwell
1100 S Canal St
| Strip Mall | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 2,649 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
321 N CENTRAL AVE
321 N CENTRAL AVE
| Residential Care Facility | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 781 tons
Lowest 45%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data