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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1101 E Hyde Park
1101 E Hyde Park Boulevard
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft 
Lowest 17%
| 312 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
10426 S MICHIGAN AVE
🕰️
10426 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft | 210 tons |
|
Clock Tower Lofts Condominium Association
2300 W Wabansia Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 578 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Sor Juana
📷
4034 W 56th St
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 751 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Gill Park Cooperative
810 W. Grace
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,007 tons 
Highest 43%
|
|
Willow SOuare (Bldg. 4) (2012 W. St. Paul,)
2012 W. St. Paul,
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 275 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
1263 Pratt, LLC
1263 W. Pratt Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 454 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
StClement_School
⚠️
2524 N. Orchard St.
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 335 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
North Town Village I
(CHA)
1311 N Halsted
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 448 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Clifton-Fullerton Hall
2350 N. Clifton Ave.
| College/University | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 405 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Irene McCoy Gaines Apartments
3700 W. Congress Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 523 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
50 East Bellevue Condo Association
50 East Bellevue Place
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,062 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
3750 N Lake Shore Drive
3750 N Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,726 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Museum Park Lofts
🕰️
⚠️
125 E 13th St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft | 918 tons |
|
4300 Marine Drive Condominium Association
4300 N. Marine Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 854 tons
Highest 49%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data