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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lorca
(CPS)
3231 N Springfield Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 49%
| 651 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Mayer
(CPS)
2250 N Clifton Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 459 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Mary Hartwell Catherwood Apartments
(CHA)
3920-40 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,491 tons 
Highest 30%
|
|
Lorraine Hansberry Apartments
(CHA)
5670 W Lake St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 662 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Elizabeth Wood Apartments
(CHA)
1845 N. Larrabee St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 351 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
1660 N LaSalle CA
⚠️
1660 N. Lasalle
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 2,976 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
Domain Condominium
🕰️
(CHA)
900 N Kingsbury
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft | 2,952 tons |
|
5100 Marine Drive Condominium Association
5100 N Marine Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,718 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Harper SOuare Housing Co-Op
4800 S. Lake Park Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 3,916 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Romanian Village
5154 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 431 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
7300 Venture, LLC
7300 S. South Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 640 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
240 N Ashland Avenue
⚠️
240 N Ashland Avenue
| Office | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 495 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Letterman Chicago
410 S Morgan St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,391 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Cornell
⚠️
5401 S Cornell Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 562 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
1430 Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation
1430 N. Lake Shore Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 731 tons
Lowest 45%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data