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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Byrne
5329 S Oak Park Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 34%
| 420 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
AM1980 (am028)
1980 N Milwaukee Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 465 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
640 North Wells
640 North Wells St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,488 tons 
Highest 30%
|
|
Balmoral Plaza Condominium
2606-2610 W Balmoral Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 284 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
G&A Senior Residence at Kedzie
4054 N Kedzie
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 272 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Prairie Avenue Lofts
⚠️
221 East Cullerton Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 989 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Lavergne Court Apts.
4938 W. Ouincy Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 780 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
223 West Erie
223 West Erie Street
| Office | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 362 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Healy
(CPS)
3010 S Parnell Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 620 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Suder
(CPS)
2022 W Washington Blvd
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 384 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
Burbank
(CPS)
2035 N Mobile Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 894 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Bond
(CPS)
7050 S May St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 558 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Blaine
(CPS)
1420 W Grace St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 536 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Lasalle II
(CPS)
1148 N Honore St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 501 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Gallistel
(CPS)
10347 S Ewing Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data