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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Catholic Charities Tolton Manor
🕰️
6345 S Stewart
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft  | 454 tons  |
|
Falconer
(CPS)
3020 N Lamon Ave
| K-12 School | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,075 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Esmond
(CPS)
1865 W Montvale Ave
| K-12 School | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 348 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Washington HS
(CPS)
3535 E 114th St
| K-12 School | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,433 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
2020 Lincoln Park West Condominium Association
2020 N. Lincoln Park West
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 2,806 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Reside 707
707 West Sheridan Road
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 657 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Lincoln Park Villas CA
1920 N. Clark Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 468 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
211 West Wacker Drive
211 West Wacker Drive
| Office | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,031 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Judge Frederick W. Slater Apartments
(CHA)
740 E. 43rd Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,611 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
600 N Fairbanks Condo Association
600 N Fairbanks Ct. #1302
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 2,467 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
(IIL733) - 3600 Condominium (3600 N. Lake Shore Drive)
🚩
3600 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 5,448 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
1212 Lake Shore Drive Condominium
1212 N Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 2,481 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Hotel Blake
500 S Dearborn Street
| Hotel | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 970 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Tree Studios
⚠️
601-623 N. State St.
| Retail Store | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 363 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
The Shelby (sh457)
⚠️
2300 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 564 tons
Lowest 33%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data