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 Residences at the Eagle Building
⚠️
3817-45 N Broadway
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 22%
| 834 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
325 S. Paulina St. (Teamsters Local 705)
325 S. Paulina St.
| Office | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 280 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Lakeview 3200 Apartments
⚠️
3218 N. Clark Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 582 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
The Resurrection Project - Casa Oueretaro
2012 W 17th St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 254 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
Kingsbury Center
⚠️
1415-1435 N Kingsbury
| Strip Mall | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 259 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
1515 Michigan Avenue Condominium Association
1515 -1525 S. Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 299 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Surf II LLC
420 W Surf St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 269 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
Nathalie Salmon House
7320 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 246 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
Palmer SOuare
2128 N Kedzie
| Multifamily Housing | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 1,016 tons 
Highest 43%
|
|
Thorp J / Learn-South Chicago
⚠️
(CPS)
8914 S Buffalo Ave
| K-12 School | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 646 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Darwin
(CPS)
3116 W Belden Ave
| K-12 School | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 588 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
Fort Dearborn
(CPS)
9025 S Throop St
| K-12 School | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 398 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Seward
(CPS)
4600 S Hermitage Ave
| K-12 School | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 363 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Oglesby
(CPS)
7646 S Green St
| K-12 School | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 374 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Jahn
(CPS)
3149 N Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 4.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 400 tons
Lowest 18%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data