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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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641 W Lake
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641 W Lake Street
| Office | 2.2 kg/sqft 
#7 Lowest in Chicago*
| 214 tons
Lowest 2%
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4537 S DREXEL BLVD
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4537 S DREXEL BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 2.1 kg/sqft | 293 tons |
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Michigan Avenue Gardens
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1808 S Michigan
| Multifamily Housing | 1.9 kg/sqft | 102 tons |
|
1000 W Washington Blvd
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1000 W Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 1.8 kg/sqft | 644 tons |
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220 E GARFIELD BLVD
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220 E GARFIELD BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 1.8 kg/sqft | 187 tons |
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Taylor Park
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41 W 47th St
| Other | 1.8 kg/sqft
#6 Lowest in Chicago*
| 276 tons
Lowest 6%
|
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2929 W 83rd St
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2929 W 83rd St
| K-12 School | 1.7 kg/sqft | 145 tons |
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Renaissance Saint Luke
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1501 W Belmont Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 1.7 kg/sqft | 144 tons |
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4611 S ELLIS AVE
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4611 S ELLIS AVE
| Worship Facility | 1.7 kg/sqft | 84 tons |
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4302 4312 N SHERIDAN RD
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4302 4312 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 1.5 kg/sqft | 79 tons |
|
309-The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
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5333 North Sheridan Road
| Senior Living Community | 1.4 kg/sqft
#5 Lowest in Chicago*
| 2,372 tons 
Highest 17%
|
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Transportation Building Condominium Association
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600 S Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 1.3 kg/sqft | 599 tons |
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Olive-Harvey College - South Side Learning Center - Board of Trustees, Community
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(City Colleges)
10001 South Woodlawn Ave
| College/University | 1.2 kg/sqft
#4 Lowest in Chicago*
| 3,522 tons
Highest 10%
|
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Prodigy Wood-CPS
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(CPS)
4511 S EVANS AVE
| K-12 School | 1.1 kg/sqft | 157 tons |
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Cabrini Rowhomes
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(CHA)
900 N Hudson
| Multifamily Housing | 1.1 kg/sqft | 819 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data