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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Grant Campus -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
145 S Campbell Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
3533 S Giles Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Lewis Elementary, Leslie -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
1431 N Leamington Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Tanner Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
7350 S Evans Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Cooper Dual Language Academy -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
1624 W 19th St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Lowell Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
3320 W Hirsch St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Manuel Perez Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
1241 W 19th St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Sherwood Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
245 W 57th St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
May Elementary Community Academy -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
512 S Lavergne Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Chicago Waldorf School
⚡
❌
(CPS)
5200 N Ashland Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Burnside Scholastic Academy -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
648 E 91st Pl
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Lawndale Community Academy -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
3500 W Douglas Blvd
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Doolittle Elementary / Chi Arts -CPS
⚡
🕰️
(CPS)
521 E 35th St
| - | - | |
|
Cook Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
8150 S Bishop St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
KIPP Academy Chicago Primary
⚡
❌
116 N Leclaire Ave
| Municipal | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data