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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Ward J
⚠️
(CPS)
2701 S Shields Ave
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 31%
| 620 tons 
Lowest 38%
|
|
Peterson
(CPS)
5510 N Christiana Ave
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 710 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Erie on the Park (510 W Erie)
510 W Erie
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,424 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
The Heritage at Millennium Park
130 North Garland Court
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 6,824 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Trump
🚩
📷
401 N. Wabash
| Mixed Use Property | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 15,427 tons #25 Highest
|
|
Park Millennium Condominium Association
222 N. Columbus Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 4,274 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Vision on State Condominium Association
1255 S State Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 2,008 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
The Mayfair
1660 E. 55th St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 694 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
Sheridan Lake
⚠️
6415 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 500 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Sullivan Center-ID# 173858
⚡
(Loyola)
6339 N Sheridan Rd
| Mixed Use Property | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 947 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
1260 Dearborn
1260 N Dearborn
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 758 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Lake Terrace Condominium Association
7337 S. South Shore
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,994 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
North Harbor Tower (nr021)
⚠️
175 N Harbor Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 5,594 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Earl Shapiro Hall
5800 Stony Island Avenue
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 959 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Ambassador House Condominium Association
1325 N State Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,400 tons
Highest 32%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data