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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Portage Park
⚠️
(CPS)
5330 W Berteau Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 26%
| 728 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Parkside Nine II
544 W Oak
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 708 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Schubert
(CPS)
2727 N Long Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 459 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
MarOuette
(CPS)
6550 S Richmond St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 860 tons 
Highest 49%
|
|
Eberhart
(CPS)
3400 W 65th Pl
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 821 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Hibbard
⚠️
(CPS)
3244 W Ainslie St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 850 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Hamline
(CPS)
4747 S Bishop St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 397 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Murphy
⚠️
(CPS)
3539 W Grace St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 423 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Hawthorne
(CPS)
3319 N Clifton Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 354 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Northwest Armory
1551 North Kedzie
| Other | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,025 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Malibu Condominium
⚡
6007 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 2,535 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
One Museum Park East Condominium Association
1211 S. Prairie Private
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 4,725 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
680 North Lake Shore Drive
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680 North Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 8,223 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
400 North LaSalle Condominium Association
400 N. Lasalle Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 2,962 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
3430-40 N Lake Shore
3440 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,808 tons
Highest 24%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data