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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
ASPIRA
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3119 N Pulaski Rd
| K-12 School | 1.7 kg/sqft  | 97 tons |
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Six Corners Plaza
🕰️
⚠️
3970 - 3982 N Milwaukee Ave
| Strip Mall | 1.6 kg/sqft | 129 tons |
|
Cumberland Centre - Building 2
🕰️
⚠️
5450 N Cumberland Ave
| Office | 1.5 kg/sqft | 213 tons |
|
2019 - 4624 S Ellis
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4624 S. Ellis
| Multifamily Housing | 1.5 kg/sqft | 153 tons |
|
4302 4312 N SHERIDAN RD
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4302 4312 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 1.5 kg/sqft | 79 tons |
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3905 N Western
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3905-29 N. Western Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 1.4 kg/sqft | 98 tons |
|
309-The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
🏆
📷
5333 North Sheridan Road
| Senior Living Community | 1.4 kg/sqft
#5 Lowest in Chicago*
| 2,372 tons 
Highest 17%
|
|
Transportation Building Condominium Association
📷
🕰️
600 S Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 1.3 kg/sqft | 599 tons |
|
Cassidy Tire
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⚠️
344 N Canal St
| Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | 1.3 kg/sqft | 103 tons |
|
Franklin Blvd Partners, LLC
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⚠️
3515 W Franklin Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 1.3 kg/sqft | 119 tons |
|
MAYNARD AT ELAINE PLACE - CLK
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3426 N Elaine Place
| Multifamily Housing | 1.2 kg/sqft | 368 tons |
|
33 S Ashland Ave
📷
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33 S Ashland Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 1.2 kg/sqft | 79 tons |
|
Dream Town
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4032 W. Madison St
| Office | 1.2 kg/sqft | 103 tons |
|
Olive-Harvey College - South Side Learning Center - Board of Trustees, Community
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(City Colleges)
10001 South Woodlawn Ave
| College/University | 1.2 kg/sqft
#4 Lowest in Chicago*
| 3,522 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
104 S LAFLIN ST
📷
🕰️
⚠️
104 S LAFLIN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 1.1 kg/sqft | 70 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data