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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Haugan Middle (Aspira Charter)
⚠️
3729 W Leland Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
226 W Ontario St
⚡
❌
226 W Ontario St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
1101 W. LAKE STREET CONDOMINIUM
⚡
❌
1101 W Lake St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Symphony of Chicago West
⚠️
5130 W Jackson Blvd
| Residential | - | - |
|
ASPIRA Early College High School
⚠️
3119 N Pulaski Rd
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Ace Technical Charter HS -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
5400 S State St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Parker Elementary -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
6800 S Stewart Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
5125 S Kenwood Ave
⚡
❌
5125 S Kenwood Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
3318 N Lake Shore Dr
⚠️
3318 N Lake Shore Dr
| Residential | - | - |
|
Harmony Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center
⚠️
3919 W Foster Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
3222 W Maypole Ave
⚡
🕰️
3222 W Maypole Ave
| - | - | |
|
1322 1328 S Wabash Ave
⚡
❌
1322 1328 S Wabash Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
60 E 36th Pl
⚠️
60 E 36th Pl
| Residential | - | - |
|
4001 4013 S Ellis Ave
⚠️
4001 4013 S Ellis Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
4161 S Drexel Blvd
⚠️
4161 S Drexel Blvd
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data