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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Optima Signature
220 E Illinois St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft 
Lowest 32%
| 4,605 tons 
Highest 7%
|
|
2007 N Sedgwick Condominium
⚡
2007 N Sedgwick
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 264 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
2545 Fitch Condominiums Association
🕰️
2545 W. Fitch Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft | 275 tons |
|
917 W Eastwood
917 W. Eastwood Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 404 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Enola Dew
4623 W. Gladys Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 298 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Lake Village East Apts
4700 South Lake Park Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 947 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Erie
📷
1405 N Washtenaw Ave
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 292 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Catholic Charities Ozanam Village
🕰️
⚠️
251 N Albany Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft | 266 tons |
|
Shields Middle
(CPS)
2611 W 48th St
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 502 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Gunsaulus
(CPS)
4420 S Sacramento Ave
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 561 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Cleveland
(CPS)
3121 W Byron St
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 517 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Onahan
(CPS)
6634 W Raven St
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 478 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Coonley
(CPS)
4046 N Leavitt St
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 570 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
Ebinger
(CPS)
7350 W Pratt Ave
| K-12 School | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 497 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Jackson Shore Coop Apartments Corp
5490 S. Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 32%
| 530 tons
Lowest 30%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data