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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chicago State University Campus
⚠️
9501 South Martin Luther King Drive
| College/University | 6.8 kg/sqft 
Highest 38%
| 8,014 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
RICHARD J. DALEY CENTER
🚩
50 W. Washington
| Courthouse | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 10,558 tons #50 Highest
|
|
Two North Riverside Plaza
⚠️
2 North Riverside Plaza
| Office | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 5,037 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Presidents Plaza 2
8700 West Bryn Mawr Ave
| Office | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 3,015 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
Onni Grand LP
369 W. Grand Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 2,802 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Alcove Condominium
1648 W Division St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 614 tons 
Lowest 37%
|
|
Coeval - CO (cv013)
⚠️
51 E 14th St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 1,241 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
619 S LaSalle
⚠️
619 S Lasalle St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 749 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
JeffJack
601 West Jackson
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 1,312 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
Martha Washington
2324 West Irving Park Road
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 688 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
7150 Cyril Court Apartments
7150 S. Cyril Court
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 495 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
1301 E 47Th St
⚠️
1301 E 47th St
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 614 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
CICS Ralph Ellison
1817 W. 80th St.
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 466 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Pilsen
(CPS)
1420 W 17th St
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 412 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Funston
(CPS)
2010 N Central Park Ave
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 717 tons
Lowest 44%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data