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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Douglass, Frederick Academy HS -CPS
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(CPS)
543 N Waller Ave
| K-12 School | 9.8 kg/sqft  | 1,320 tons |
|
Munroe Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2312 N. Clifton
| College/University | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 800 tons 
Lowest 49%
|
|
Centennial Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2345 N. Sheffield
| College/University | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 869 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Flats on LaSalle Condominium Association
🕰️
⚠️
1140 N LaSalle St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft | 790 tons |
|
Madison 123 Assoc LLC
⚡
🕰️
123 W Madison St
| Office | 9.8 kg/sqft | 885 tons |
|
2631 S Indiana Ave
🕰️
⚠️
2631 S Indiana Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft | 2,420 tons |
|
00821-Brookdale Lake View
3121 North Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 2,021 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Atlas 2 E 8th St
🕰️
⚠️
2 E 8th St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft | 2,587 tons |
|
Addison Mall LLC
2901-2949 W. Addison Avenue
| Strip Mall | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 676 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Wright College
(City Colleges)
4300 North Narragansett
| College/University | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
| 5,308 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Steppenwolf Theatre Company Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center
📷
⚡
1646 N. Halsted St.
| Performing Arts | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 512 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
100 South State Street
🕰️
100 South State Street
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft | 674 tons |
|
3755 at Oakwood Shores (Oakwood Shores 2C)
3753-3755 S. Cottage Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 709 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Brooks Building LLC
⚠️
223 Jackson Blvd.
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,631 tons
Highest 27%
|
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1201 W. Washington
⚡
1201 W. Washington Blvd.
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 540 tons
Lowest 31%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data