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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Campion Hall-ID# 254165
⚠️
(Loyola)
6551 N Sheridan Rd
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 8.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 22%
| 666 tons 
Lowest 40%
|
|
The Granville Condominum Association
1134 West Granville
| Multifamily Housing | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 1,985 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
The Versailles
5254 S. Dorchester
| Multifamily Housing | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 524 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
3100 S King Condominium Association
3100 S King Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 529 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
IL0032ZZ-CHICAGO CUSTOMHOUSE
⚠️
610 S Canal Street
| Courthouse | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 2,298 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
AlgonOuin #6
1606 E. Hyde Park Boulevard
| Multifamily Housing | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 486 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Chicago Swissotel
323 East Wacker Drive
| Hotel | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 5,864 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
540 W. Briar
540 W. Briar
| Multifamily Housing | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 692 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
LondonHouse Chicago
85 E Upper Wacker Dr
| Hotel | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 3,205 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Good Shepherd Land & Housing Dev. Corp.
📷
6720 S Cornell Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 779 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
FBI Chicago Field Office
2111 W. Roosevelt Rd.
| Office | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 3,784 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Curie HS
(CPS)
4959 S Archer Ave
| K-12 School | 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 3,423 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Greenwood Park Apartments
📷
1023 East 47th St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 771 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
1323 W Morse
⚠️
1323 W Morse Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 461 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Spoke Chicago (ks59)
728-738 North Morgan Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 2,826 tons
Highest 14%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data