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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Randolph Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
7316 S Hoyne Ave
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft  | 731 tons  |
|
Hurley
⚠️
(CPS)
3849 W 69th Pl
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Rowe-CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
1424 N Cleaver St
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft | 595 tons |
|
Sovereign- ID#174155
🕰️
1040 W GRANVILLE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft | 1,301 tons |
|
ABLA/Brooks Homes
(CHA)
1324 S. Loomis Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 2,605 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton
| Library | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 1,854 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Ascension Stone Professional Office Building
🕰️
⚠️
2800 - 2812 N Sheridan Rd
| Medical Office | 9.3 kg/sqft | 896 tons |
|
437 W DIVISION ST
🕰️
437 W DIVISION ST
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft | 1,023 tons |
|
1610 West Fullerton Condominium Assocation
🕰️
⚠️
1610-1620 W. Fullerton Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft | 488 tons |
|
Grand Blvd Plaza
🕰️
⚠️
5401 S WENTWORTH AVE
| Strip Mall | 9.3 kg/sqft | 1,287 tons |
|
1950 - SOUTH LOOP
1300 S Clinton St
| Retail Store | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 991 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Courthouse Place
46-64 W. Hubbard St.
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 990 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
🕰️
2700 S California Ave
| Prison/Incarceration | 9.3 kg/sqft | 42,560 tons |
|
SpringHill Suites - Residence Inn
400-410 N. Dearborn St.
| Hotel | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 3,284 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
3000 N Halsted Street
3000 N Halsted Street
| Medical Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 1,335 tons
Highest 34%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data