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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Catholic Theological Union - Academic and Conference Center
⚡
5416 S. Cornell Ave.
| College/University | 9.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 12%
| 1,002 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Rowe Clark Math and Science Academy
🕰️
3645 W. Chicago
| K-12 School | 9.9 kg/sqft | 510 tons  |
|
401 South Clinton
⚡
401 S Clinton St
| Office | 9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,625 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
900 North Michigan
🚩
📷
900 North Michigan
| Mixed Use Property | 9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 21,211 tons #11 Highest
|
|
IL0054ZZ - CLARK FEDERAL BLDG
536 S Clark Street
| Office | 9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 6,276 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
IIT Research Tower
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
10 West 35th Street
| College/University | 9.9 kg/sqft | 3,887 tons |
|
Pulaski Promenade
⚠️
4064-4200 South Pulaski Road
| Strip Mall | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,122 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
RMD -15094 Chicago (Lurie), IL
211 East Grand
| Hotel | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 1,040 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Renee Granville-Grossman Residential Commons
(UChicago)
6031 South Ellis Avenue
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 3,327 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Bobs Roberts
🕰️
920 E. 59th St.
| Laboratory | 9.8 kg/sqft | 752 tons |
|
Cardenas
⚡
(CPS)
2345 S Millard Ave
| K-12 School | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 643 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Munroe Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2312 N. Clifton
| College/University | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 800 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Centennial Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2345 N. Sheffield
| College/University | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 869 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
2631 S Indiana Ave
🕰️
⚠️
2631 S Indiana Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft | 2,420 tons |
|
00821-Brookdale Lake View
3121 North Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 2,021 tons
Highest 21%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data