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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
KIPP Ascend-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
1440 S Christiana Ave
| K-12 School | 8.1 kg/sqft  | 513 tons  |
|
Woodson South -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
4414 S Evans Ave
| K-12 School | 8.1 kg/sqft | 583 tons |
|
650 W Lake Street
650 W Lake Street
| Office | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 488 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Domestic Violence Courthouse
555 W Harrison St
| Courthouse | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 1,513 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Daniel Hudson Burnham Apartments
(CHA)
1930 W Loyola Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 811 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
Fairbanks at Cityfront Plaza
⚠️
240 E Illinois St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 4,766 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Eliot House Condominium Association
1255 N Sandburg Ter
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 2,544 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Winston Towers II
⚠️
6833 N Kedzie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 2,120 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Park Newberry Condominiums
55 W Delaware Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 2,101 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
The Townhouse Apartments
7022 S SOUTH SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 1,058 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
8501 W Higgins Rd
8501 W Higgins Rd
| Office | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 1,338 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
605 N Michigan Ave
⚠️
605 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 853 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Community Care Center
4314 S Wabash Ave
| Senior Living Community | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 505 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
New City Supportive Living
🕰️
4707 S Marshfield Ave.
| Senior Care Community | 8.1 kg/sqft | 801 tons |
|
936 E 47TH ST
936 E 47TH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 1,108 tons
Highest 42%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data