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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Carnegie
(CPS)
1414 E 61st Pl
| K-12 School | 7.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 35%
| 447 tons 
Lowest 22%
|
|
Haley
(CPS)
11411 S Eggleston Ave
| K-12 School | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 712 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Gold Coast Galleria
⚠️
111 West Maple Street
| Mixed Use Property | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 3,232 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
322 South Green
322 South Green
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 637 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
8 S. Michigan LLC
8 S. Michigan Ave
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,269 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
300 North LaSalle
🚩
300 N Lasalle
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 10,527 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
Kennedy HS - Kinzie
⚠️
(CPS)
6325 W 56th St
| K-12 School | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 2,402 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
El Lago Condominium Association
6157 N. Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 2,062 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Hollywood Towers Condo Association
5701 North Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 3,926 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
The Private Residences at Ontario (10 E Ontario St)
10 E Ontario St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 4,836 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
C5870LAK (22233)
5870 W Lake St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 351 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
The Covington
4600 N. Clarendon Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 952 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
1120 N. LaSalle Apartments
1120 N. Lasalle
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,441 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
The Seneca
200 E Chestnut Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,378 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
North Park Village Apartments
5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. H
| Residential Care Facility | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,925 tons
Highest 23%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data