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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
210 North Carpenter
210 N. Carpenter St.
| Office | 6.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 49%
| 1,459 tons 
Highest 31%
|
|
Parker at Fulton Market
730 W Couch Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 1,551 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Onni Hudson LP
750 N. Hudson Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 1,808 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
901 S Plymouth
901 South Plymouth Court
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 985 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
North Washington Park Manor
550 E 50th Place
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 325 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
San Francisco Hall-ID# 254170
(Loyola)
6327 N Kenmore Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 560 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
CICS Wrightwood
8130 S. California Ave.
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 330 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
Edgebrook
(CPS)
6525 N Hiawatha Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 399 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Ray
(CPS)
5631 S Kimbark Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 698 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
Lloyd
(CPS)
2103 N Lamon Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 911 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
Edison Park
(CPS)
6220 N Olcott Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 371 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Morrill
(CPS)
6011 S Rockwell St
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 607 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Deneen
(CPS)
7240 S Wabash Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 533 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Dawes
(CPS)
3810 W 81st Pl
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 550 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
1242 Lake Shore Drive
1242 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 827 tons
Lowest 50%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data