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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Circa 922
922 West Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 36%
| 1,081 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Acero Schools - Roberto Clemente
2050 Natchez Ave.
| K-12 School | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 386 tons 
Lowest 16%
|
|
Rosenwald Hall and Walker Museum
🕰️
1115-25 East 58th Street
| Office | 6.9 kg/sqft | 704 tons |
|
Prairie Pointe at Central Station Condo (1600 S Prairie Ave )
1600 S Prairie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 1,844 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Mather HS
(CPS)
5835 N Lincoln Ave
| K-12 School | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 1,289 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
Depriest
(CPS)
139 S Parkside Ave
| K-12 School | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 737 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Admin Offices @ Dodge-Garfield Park
(CPS)
2651 W Washington Blvd
| Office | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 499 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
MWRDGC Main Office Building
100 E Erie St
| Office | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 662 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Vivian Gordon Harsh Apartments
(CHA)
4227 S. Oakenwald Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 703 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
2650 N Lakeview Avenue
2650 N Lakeview Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 3,260 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Park Place Tower I Condominium (655 W Irving Park Rd )
🚩
655 W Irving Park Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 6,857 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
5445 Edgewater Plaza Condominium Association
5445 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 2,944 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
3950 N Lake Shore Drive CA
🚩
3950 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 5,111 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Plaza 440 Private Residences
440 N. Wabash
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 3,285 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
(IL0679) The Fordham Condominium (25 E. Superior St)
25 E. Superior St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 4,081 tons
Highest 9%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data