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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hayt
(CPS)
1518 W Granville Ave
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 40%
| 800 tons 
Lowest 48%
|
|
Azuela
(CPS)
4707 W Marouette Rd
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 636 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Stevenson ES
⚠️
(CPS)
8010 S Kostner Ave
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 696 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
Barton
(CPS)
7650 S Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 547 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Vaughn HS
(CPS)
4355 N Linder Ave
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 336 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
Carroll @ Rosenwald Branch
(CPS)
2601 W 80th Street
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 394 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Clissold
(CPS)
2350 W 110th Pl
| K-12 School | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 421 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
University Hall
(UIC)
2345 N. Clifton Ave.
| College/University | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 577 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Belden-Racine Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2311 N. Racine
| College/University | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 455 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Paramount Lofts Condominium Association
1645 W Ogden
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 1,835 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Vivian Carter Apartments
⚠️
(CHA)
6401 S. Yale Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 1,009 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
2921 S Michigan
3001 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 451 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
The Buckingham Condominium Association
360 E Randolph Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 3,393 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
1300 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association
1300 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 2,440 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Prairie District Homes Tower Residences Condominium Association
1717 S. Prairie
| Multifamily Housing | 6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 1,962 tons
Highest 22%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data