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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
American Red Cross Greater Chicago
⚡
2200 W Harrison St
| Office | 8.1 kg/sqft 
Highest 22%
| 503 tons 
Lowest 28%
|
|
Thorp O
(CPS)
6024 W Warwick Ave
| K-12 School | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 753 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Little Village ES
⚠️
(CPS)
2620 S Lawndale Ave
| K-12 School | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 597 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
860 Lake Shore Drive Trust (860-880 Lake Shore Drive)
⚠️
860-880 Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 2,734 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Domestic Violence Courthouse
555 W. Harrison St.
| Courthouse | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 1,518 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
840 Lake Shore Condominium Association
840 N. Lake Shore Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 2,261 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus
⚠️
3021 W Carroll Ave
| K-12 School | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 848 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Fifth Praire Shores, LLC
2801 S King Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 2,343 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Hilton Chicago (CHICH)
🚨
📷
720 S. Michigan Avenue
| Hotel | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 16,604 tons #21 Highest
|
|
Bethel Terrace
900 W 63rd Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 660 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
6900 S Crandon
6900 S Crandon
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 856 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
199 East Lake Shore Drive
199 East Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 502 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Dawson Technical Institute
(City Colleges)
3901 South State Street
| College/University | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,193 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
AlgonOuin #5
1617 E. 50th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 472 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Michigan Ave Suites LLC
320 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 756 tons
Lowest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data