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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Holtschneider Performance Center
📷
(DePaul)
2330 N. Halstead St.
| Performing Arts | 8.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 17%
| 1,643 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Safer Foundation
🕰️
⚠️
3210 W Arthington St
| Prison/Incarceration | 8.9 kg/sqft | 1,137 tons |
|
(IL192) -2500 Lakeview Association (2500 N. Lakeview)
⚠️
2500 N. Lakeview
| Multifamily Housing | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,866 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Press Office Building
1427 E. 60th Street
| Office | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 837 tons 
Lowest 50%
|
|
Ida Noyes Hall
1212 East 59th Street
| Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 823 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
CHICAGO MID NORTH (1437)
⚠️
2939 W Addison St
| Retail Store | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,710 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Sherman Elementary, William T -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
1000 W 52nd St
| K-12 School | 8.9 kg/sqft | 521 tons |
|
Swift
(CPS)
5900 N Winthrop Ave
| K-12 School | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 976 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Peirce
⚠️
(CPS)
1423 W Bryn Mawr Ave
| K-12 School | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,189 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Delano Elementary, Edward C -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
3937 W Wilcox St
| K-12 School | 8.9 kg/sqft | 887 tons |
|
Sumner Math & Science Community Acad, Charles -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
4320 W 5th Ave
| K-12 School | 8.9 kg/sqft | 764 tons |
|
Arts & Letters Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2315 N. Kenmore
| College/University | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 995 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
1029-51 W North Shore LLC
🕰️
⚠️
1029-51 W. North Shore Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.9 kg/sqft | 584 tons |
|
Archer Heights Health Care LLC
4437 S. Cicero Ave.
| Senior Living Community | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 881 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Rosenwald Courts
4648 South Michigan Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,949 tons
Highest 22%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data