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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
DeVry University Campbell
⚡
3300 N Campbell Ave
| College/University | - | - |
|
Black Ensemble Theater
⚠️
4450 N Clark St
| Performing Arts | - | - |
|
YMCA of Metro Chicago
⚠️
3333 N Marshfield Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Park Harbor Condo Association
⚡
🕰️
3620 N. Pine Grove Ave
| - | - | |
|
5332 5340 W Windsor
⚡
❌
5332 5340 W Windsor
| Residential | - | - |
|
Park Vista Apartments
⚡
❌
4840 N Linder Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Irving Park YMCA
⚡
❌
4251 4259 W Irving Park Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
Commonwealth on the Park Apartments
⚡
❌
331 W Oakdale Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
3314 Lake Shore Condominium Association
⚠️
3314 N Lake Shore Dr
| Residential | - | - |
|
Saint Luke Church & Academy
⚠️
1500 W Belmont Ave
| Other - Education | - | - |
|
Commodore Green Brier Landmark Condominium Association
⚠️
559 561 W Surf St
| Residential | - | - |
|
2140 N Lincoln Park West
⚠️
2140 N Lincoln Park West
| Residential | - | - |
|
1260 N Astor St
⚠️
1260 N Astor St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Madison 123 Assoc LLC
⚡
123 W Madison St
| Office | - | - |
|
111 W Huron St
⚠️
111 W Huron St
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data