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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cameron
(CPS)
1234 N Monticello Ave
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 15%
| 608 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Chicago Teachers Union Foundation
1901 W. Carroll
| Office | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 485 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
740 N. Milwaukee, LLC
740 N. Milwaukee Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 362 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
The Denifer
5400 N. Kenmore
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 358 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
425 Roscoe
425-27 West Roscoe Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 222 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
1422 1424 W 47TH ST
🕰️
1422 1424 W 47TH ST
| Strip Mall | 4.4 kg/sqft | 323 tons |
|
Inter-American
(CPS)
851 W Waveland Ave
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 482 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Cobbler SOuare Lofts (cO34)
⚠️
1350 Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,368 tons 
Highest 33%
|
|
100 W. Chestnut St.
100 W. Chestnut St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,279 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
Kenmore Plaza Tenants Association
(CHA)
5225 N Kenmore Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,190 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
420 East Ohio - CO (hs62)
420 East Ohio
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,441 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
⚡
8765 W. Higgins Road
| Office | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,107 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Roosevelt HS
(CPS)
3436 W Wilson Ave
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,399 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
300 N Michigan
📷
300 N Michigan
| Other | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,914 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
C4901DRE (22116)
4901 S Drexel Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 379 tons
Lowest 16%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data