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.)
820 S Michigan Ave 820 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	885 tons Lowest 50%
Beasley Academic Magnet -CPS (CPS) 5235 S State St	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,210 tons Highest 39%
West Park Academy Of Fine Arts & Tech -CPS (CPS) 1425 N Tripp Ave	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	631 tons Lowest 35%
Gillespie Elementary -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 9301 S State St	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft	713 tons
Pulaski Fine Arts Academy, Casimir -CPS ⚠️ (CPS) 2230 W Mclean Ave	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	812 tons Lowest 47%
Brighton Park-Old Building -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 3825 S Washtenaw Ave	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft	627 tons
Mcnair Academy Center, Ronald E -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 4820 W Walton St	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft	769 tons
Bridgeport-CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 501-05 W 35TH ST	Office	7.8 kg/sqft	577 tons
CICS - Larry Hawkins High School 🕰️ (CPS) 801 E 133rd Pl	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft	1,131 tons
The Residences at Joffrey Tower Condo Association 8 E Randolph St	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	3,204 tons Highest 12%
The Buckingham Condominium Association 360 E Randolph St	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	3,924 tons Highest 9%
Hyatt Place Chicago / South 🕰️ 5225 S HARPER AVE	Hotel	7.8 kg/sqft	665 tons
335 N MENARD AVE 335 N MENARD AVE	Senior Living Community	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	470 tons Lowest 23%
Sullivan Center-ID# 173858 🕰️ (Loyola) 6339 N Sheridan Rd	Mixed Use Property	7.8 kg/sqft	1,008 tons
530 W DIVERSEY PKWY 530 W DIVERSEY PKWY	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	396 tons Lowest 16%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data