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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Innisbrook I Condominium Association
⚡
❌
5301 N Delphia Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Dunbar Vocational Acad HS -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
3000 S King Dr
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Waveland Gardens
⚠️
626 640 W Waveland Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Hyatt House Chicago
⚡
❌
1835 W Harrison St
| Lodging | - | - |
|
4106 N Narragansett Ave
⚠️
4106 N Narragansett Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
6455 W Belle Plaine Ave
⚡
❌
6455 W Belle Plaine Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Dickens Place Condominium Association
⚠️
2100 N Racine Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
300 W North Ave
⚠️
300 W North Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
3506 S State St
⚡
❌
(CHA)
3506 S State St
| Residential | - | - |
|
30 W Oak St
⚠️
30 W Oak St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Harper HS -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
6520 S Wood St
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
🚨
2700 S. California Ave.
| Prison/Incarceration | - | - |
|
7200 7216 N RIDGE BLVD
⚡
🕰️
7200 7216 N RIDGE BLVD
| - | - | |
|
4922 4942 S CORNELL AVE
⚡
🕰️
4922 4942 S CORNELL AVE
| - | - | |
|
550 558 W Surf St
⚠️
550 558 W Surf St
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data