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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Maple Court Apartments
1120-1126 E. 47th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 24%
| 402 tons 
Lowest 18%
|
|
Foster Hall
📷
(UChicago)
1130 East 59th Street
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 222 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Murray
(CPS)
5335 S Kenwood Ave
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 585 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Lavizzo
(CPS)
138 W 109th St
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 666 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Smith
(CPS)
744 E 103rd St
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 605 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Lozano
(CPS)
1501 N Greenview Ave
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 459 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Dulles
(CPS)
6311 S Calumet Ave
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 561 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Albert Merritt Billings
🕰️
950 East 59th St
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft | 3,881 tons |
|
Frank O Lowden Homes
📷
⚠️
(CHA)
200 W. 95th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 906 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
R. J. OUINN ACADEMY (FIRE)
⚠️
558 W. De Koven St.
| Adult Education | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 526 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Eliot House Condominium Association
1255 N Sandburg Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,469 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Kinzie Park Tower Condominium Association
501 N. Clinton St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,321 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
Faulkner House Condominium Association
70 W Burton Place
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,681 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Thorndale Beach South Condominium Association
⚡
5855 N. Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,277 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
307 S Sangamon St
307 S Sangamon St
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 579 tons
Lowest 35%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data