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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
7650 N Paulina St
⚡
❌
7650 N Paulina St
| Residential | - | - |
|
3201 3219 W North Ave
⚡
❌
3201 3219 W North Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Yusuf North
⚠️
2753 W North Ave
| Office | - | - |
|
6800 S Normal Blvd
⚡
❌
6800 S Normal Blvd
| Residential | - | - |
|
2255 S MICHIGAN AVE
⚡
🕰️
2255 S MICHIGAN AVE
| - | - | |
|
4633 4645 N Kedzie Ave
⚡
❌
4633 4645 N Kedzie Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
5233 5237 S Greenwood Ave
⚡
❌
5233 5237 S Greenwood Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Joshua's Prayer House Coptic Temple
⚡
❌
6855 S EMERALD ST
| - | - | |
|
7834 7844 S Ellis Ave
⚡
❌
7834 7844 S Ellis Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
7200 12 S BENNETT
⚡
🕰️
7200 12 S BENNETT
| - | - | |
|
Greenwood Village
⚡
❌
3931 3959 W 104th St
| Residential | - | - |
|
829 S Wabash Ave
⚠️
829 S Wabash Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
5925 N Paulina St
⚡
❌
5925 N Paulina St
| Residential | - | - |
|
7750 7752 S MUSKEGON AVE
⚡
❌
7750 7752 S MUSKEGON AVE
| - | - | |
|
8039 8045 S Manistee Ave
⚡
❌
8039 8045 S Manistee Ave
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data