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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Mahalia Jackson Elementary -CPS
⚡
(CPS)
917 W 88th St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Fiske Elementary -CPS
⚡
❌
(CPS)
6145 S Ingleside Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Holmes Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
955 W Garfield Blvd
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Dvorak Math/Science/Tech Academy - CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
3615 W 16th St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Graham Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
4436 S Union Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Washington Elementary, Harold -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
9130 S University Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Richards Career Academy HS -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
5009 S Laflin St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Melody Elementary, Genevieve
⚡
❌
412 S KEELER AVE
| - | - | |
|
Manierre Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
1420 N Hudson Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Caldwell Math & Science -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
8540 S Cregier Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Libby Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
5300 S Loomis Blvd
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Foster Park Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
8500 S Wood St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Randolph Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
7316 S Hoyne Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Gompers Fine Arts Option Elementary - CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
12302 S State St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Madison Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
7401 S Dorchester
| K-12 School | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data