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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8430 _ Goby LLC
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8430 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
| Office | 1.0 kg/sqft 
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
| 343 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
116 S. Michigan Ave.
🏆
116 S. Michigan Ave.
| College/University | 1.0 kg/sqft
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
| 115 tons
#3 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Dugan-CPS
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🕰️
(CPS)
4541 S Wood St
| K-12 School | 0.7 kg/sqft | 62 tons |
|
SouthLoopBrn-CPS
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🕰️
(CPS)
1915 S FEDERAL ST
| K-12 School | 0.7 kg/sqft | 148 tons |
|
The Chicago Theatre
🏆
📷
175 North State Street
| Performing Arts | 0.7 kg/sqft
#1 Lowest in Chicago*
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
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⚡
🕰️
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 0.7 kg/sqft | 47 tons |
|
Belding Earl-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
4209 W Irving Park Rd
| K-12 School | 0.5 kg/sqft | 37 tons |
|
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8420 _ Goby LLC
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🕰️
8420 W Bryn Mawr Ave
| Office | 0.5 kg/sqft | 103 tons |
|
5355 5371 N Delphia Ave
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5355 5371 N Delphia Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
3812 S Michigan Ave
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3812 S Michigan Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
4747 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
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4747 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
| Residential | - | - |
|
Country Club Apartments
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❌
6930 6950 S South Shore Dr
| Residential | - | - |
|
1626 W 87th St
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1626 W 87th St
| Residential | - | - |
|
South Park Plaza
⚠️
2600 S King Dr
| Residential | - | - |
|
5335 5349 N CALIFORNIA AVE
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❌
5335 5349 N CALIFORNIA AVE
| - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data