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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wells Place Apartments (wl272)
⚠️
839 S Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft 
Highest 38%
| 652 tons 
Lowest 39%
|
|
Moment
545 N. Mcclurg Ct.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 3,678 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Campus North Residential Commons
📷
(UChicago)
5500 South University Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 2,861 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
Greenview Place SLF
1501 W. Melrose St.
| Senior Living Community | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 566 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
Argyle Place Apartments
850 W. Argyle St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 398 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Sauganash
(CPS)
6040 N Kilpatrick Ave
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 465 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Bouchet
(CPS)
7355 S Jeffery Blvd
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 962 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
THC YT LLC
⚠️
2701 S Indiana Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 2,231 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Dr. Mildred C. Harris Apartments
(CHA)
6360 S Minerva Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 686 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
Harry J. Schneider Apartments
(CHA)
1750 W. Peterson Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 754 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Americana Towers Condominium
1636 N. Wells
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 2,404 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Edge Lofts & Tower Condominium Association
210 South Des Plaines Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 1,605 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
1620 S. Michigan Ave Condo Association
1620 S. Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 1,711 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Six N. Michigan (6 N. Michigan)
⚠️
6 N. Michigan
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 1,576 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
201 East Chestnut Condominium Association
⚠️
201 E. Chestnut
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 1,371 tons
Highest 33%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data