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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
The Damen Jarvis
⚠️
7320-30 N Damen Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 41%
| 315 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
Morgan Park HS
⚠️
(CPS)
1744 W Pryor Ave
| K-12 School | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,534 tons 
Highest 29%
|
|
C5504WAB (22251)
5504 S Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 410 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
306 W Erie
📷
306 W Erie St
| Office | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 509 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Taylor Street Library Apartments
📷
1346 W Taylor St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 451 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
1214 W. Jackson Blvd
1220 W. Jackson Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 728 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
River Walk Townhomes
2903-2923 N Claremont Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 405 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Schiff Residence
1244 N Clybourn
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 358 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Apex Condominium
859 W Erie
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 371 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Englewood
901 West 63rd St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 352 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Morningside Court
⚠️
1250 W. Morse Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 724 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Newberry Park Apartments
1355 South Blue Island
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 571 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
TRC Senior Village I
346 E 53rd St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 375 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Reside on Wellington
510 West Wellington Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 405 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
CICS Basil
1816 W. Garfield Blvd.
| K-12 School | 5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 38%
| 320 tons
Lowest 10%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data