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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cityview Lofts
1259 N Wood Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft 
Lowest 12%
| 212 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Arrive Michigan Avenue
⚠️
1326 South Michigan Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 2,293 tons 
Highest 18%
|
|
625 W Adams St
🕰️
625 W Adams St
| Office | 4.2 kg/sqft | 2,049 tons |
|
Old Town Park 1
1140 N Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 2,694 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Mode Logan SOuare (mo179)
1950 N Campbell Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 386 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Sherwin Sheridan LLC
7347-65 Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 418 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Parkside IIB
459 W Division St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 596 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
3611 W. Montrose Condominium Association
⚠️
3611 W. Montrose Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 211 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Lunt Lake Cooperative Apartments
1122-40 W Lunt Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 461 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
79th St. Limited Partnership dba Wrightwood Service Center
2815 W. 79th St
| Senior Living Community | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 314 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
StThomastheApostle_School
🏆
5467 S. Kimbark Ave.
| K-12 School | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 271 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
StAlphonsus_School
⚠️
1439 W. Wellington
| K-12 School | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 229 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
Kilmer
(CPS)
6700 N Greenview Ave
| K-12 School | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 452 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Lincoln
(CPS)
615 W Kemper Pl
| K-12 School | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 490 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Hale
(CPS)
6140 S Melvina Ave
| K-12 School | 4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 417 tons
Lowest 20%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data