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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
20 N State
20 North State Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 27%
| 1,615 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Salvation Army - Divisional HeadOuarters (DHO)
5040 N. Pulaski Road
| Office | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 576 tons 
Lowest 35%
|
|
Ryerson Laboratory
1100-14 East 58th Street
| Laboratory | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Clinton
(CPS)
6110 N Fairfield Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 1,035 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Columbia Explorers
(CPS)
4520 S Kedzie Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 685 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
Christopher
(CPS)
5042 S Artesian Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 585 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Chavez
(CPS)
4747 S Marshfield Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 519 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Burr
⚠️
(CPS)
1621 W Wabansia Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 465 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Irving
(CPS)
749 S Oakley Blvd
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 418 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Lincoln Park Tower Condominium Association
1960 N Lincoln Park West
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 2,536 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Daniel Hudson Burnham Apartments
(CHA)
1930 W. Loyola Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 758 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Lofts and Fairbanks at CityFront Plaza
⚠️
240 E. Illinois St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 4,482 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
The Residences at the Joffrey Tower Condo Association
8 E Randolph
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 3,117 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Two East Oak Condominium Association (tw206)
Two East Oak Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 1,931 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
100 E Walton St
⚠️
100 E Walton St
| Mixed Use Property | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 2,780 tons
Highest 14%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data