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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
26810_26811 939 North Avenue Collection,LLC
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939 W. North Avenue
| Mixed Use Property | 7.1 kg/sqft 
Highest 34%
| 1,570 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Dearborn Plaza
(CHA)
1030 N Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 562 tons 
Lowest 33%
|
|
150 North Riverside Plaza
150 N. Riverside Plaza
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 10,534 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
500 N Michigan
⚡
500 N Michigan
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 2,769 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
111 East Wacker Drive
⚠️
111 East Wacker Drive
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 7,880 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Northtown Apartments
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2410 W Pratt
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 439 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
Burroughs
3542 S Washtenaw Ave
| K-12 School | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 372 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Crown Center-ID#254166
⚠️
(Loyola)
1001-25 W Loyola Ave
| College/University | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 569 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
Delmar Apartments
5042 N. Winthrop
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 410 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Gary Comer Youth Center
7200 South Ingleside
| Other | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 558 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
1110 N Lake Shore Dr (252094)
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1110 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,453 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Admin Offices @ Colman
(CPS)
4655 S Dearborn St
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 691 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
Bell
(CPS)
3730 N Oakley Ave
| K-12 School | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 790 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
McAuliffe
(CPS)
1841 N Springfield Ave
| K-12 School | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 633 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
McCormick
(CPS)
2712 S Sawyer Ave
| K-12 School | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 700 tons
Lowest 43%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data