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 2023
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 2023, 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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Barry
(CPS)
2828 N Kilbourn Ave
| K-12 School | 5.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 41%
| 451 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Hitch
(CPS)
5625 N Mcvicker Ave
| K-12 School | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 464 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Von Linne
(CPS)
3221 N Sacramento Ave
| K-12 School | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 604 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
990 West Fullerton Building
📷
⚠️
(DePaul)
990 West Fullerton Ave
| College/University | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 527 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Clybourn
2601 N. Clybourn Street
| Retail Store | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 818 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Park Tower Condominium Association
5415 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 4,916 tons 
Highest 6%
|
|
Harbor View Condo Assoc (1901 S. Calumet)
⚠️
1901 S. Calumet
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 2,378 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
River City
800 S. Wells Street
| Mixed Use Property | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 5,621 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
The Duplex Tower
6166 N. Sheridan Road
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,115 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
One East Scott (237373)
⚠️
1 East Scott St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,042 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
629 Cermak/2215 Ford
🕰️
629 W Cermak Rd
| Office | 5.7 kg/sqft | 606 tons |
|
436-446 W. Diversey Pkwy.
430 W. Diversey
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 390 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
1313 RANDOLPH STREET LOFTS
⚠️
1313 W Randolph St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 512 tons
Lowest 28%
|
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The Flamingo
5500 S. Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 945 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
813-31 West Waveland
813-831 West Waveland
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 284 tons
Lowest 7%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data