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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
International House
📷
(UChicago)
1414 E. 59th Street
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 42%
| 1,564 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Drexel Towers 4917
4917 S. Drexel
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 471 tons 
Lowest 25%
|
|
The Montrevelle Condominium Association
520 N. Halsted St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 724 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Sabin
⚠️
(CPS)
2216 W Hirsch St
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 632 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Stem
(CPS)
1522 W Fillmore St
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 456 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Goode HS
(CPS)
7651 S Homan Ave
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,371 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Sandoval
⚠️
(CPS)
5534 S Saint Louis Ave
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 711 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Goethe
(CPS)
2236 N Rockwell St
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 528 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Brighton Park
(CPS)
3825 S Washtenaw Ave
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 534 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Dewey
(CPS)
5415 S Union Ave
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 567 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
Park Manor
⚠️
(CPS)
7037 S Rhodes Ave
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 413 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Canty
⚠️
(CPS)
3740 N Panama Ave
| K-12 School | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 684 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
1100 N. Dearborn
1100 N. Dearborn St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,187 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
40 E. Oak
40 E Oak Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 1,014 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Major Robert H Lawrence Apartments
(CHA)
655 W 65th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 757 tons
Lowest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data