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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Calmeca
⚠️
(CPS)
3456 W 38th St
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 45%
| 697 tons 
Lowest 42%
|
|
Southside HS
(CPS)
7342 S Hoyne Ave
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 350 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
OKeeffe
(CPS)
6940 S Merrill Ave
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 609 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Chopin
(CPS)
2450 W Rice St
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 620 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Tarkington
(CPS)
3330 W 71st St
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 878 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Madero
(CPS)
3202 W 28th St
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 396 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
West Ridge
(CPS)
6700 N Whipple St
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 646 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Franklin
⚠️
(CPS)
225 W Evergreen Ave
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 341 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
2229 South Halsted
🏆
2229 South Halsted Street
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 547 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
(IL1074) ParkShore Condominium (195 N. Harbor Drive)
195 N. Harbor Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 6,496 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
1150 Condominium Association
1150 N. Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 1,534 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Museum Park Place South (1841 S Calumet Ave)
1841 S Calumet Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 1,921 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
The Elm at Clark
1122 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 2,288 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
Drake Tower Apartments
🕰️
179 E LAKESHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft | 1,581 tons |
|
CH10 - Chicago South
11840 S Marshfield Ave
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 820 tons
Lowest 49%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data