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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
WTTW 11 - Main Campus
⚡
5400 N. St. Louis
| Office | 10.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 9%
| 2,001 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
1340 S Damen Avenue
⚠️
1340 S Damen Avenue
| Office | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,749 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Womans Athletic Club Chicago
626 Michigan Ave
| Social/Meeting Hall | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 929 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
919 S California Ave.
⚠️
919 S California Avenue
| Other | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 927 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Acero Schools - Soto - Soccer Academy High School
5025 S. St. Louis
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 833 tons 
Lowest 50%
|
|
Acero Schools - Idar - Soccer Academy
5050 S. Homan Ave.
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 678 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
New Field
(CPS)
1707 W Morse Ave
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 923 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Fannie Emanuel
⚠️
(CHA)
3916 W. Washington
| Multifamily Housing | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,024 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Chicago Agriculture HS
(CPS)
3857 W 111th St
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 2,067 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
West Side Realty Corporation
⚠️
1645 W. Jackson Blvd.
| Medical Office | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,368 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Point at Clark
🏆
3131 N Clark St
| Strip Mall | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 981 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Fullerton Court Apartments
2303 N. Clybourn
| Multifamily Housing | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,540 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
HHCS ICRC
3500 S Giles Street
| Residential Care Facility | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 761 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
Urban Prep - Englewood HS
(CPS)
6201 S Stewart Avenue
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 2,035 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Twelve01West
176 N. Racine
| Office | 10.7 kg/sqft
Highest 10%
| 1,588 tons
Highest 28%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data