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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Water Tower Place
🚨
📷
835 N. Michigan Avenue
| Mixed Use Property | 8.8 kg/sqft 
Highest 18%
| 22,605 tons #9 Highest
|
|
Senn HS
(CPS)
5900 N Glenwood Ave
| K-12 School | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 2,560 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Grand on Grand Condominium Association
200 W. Grand Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,288 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
Alta Grand Central (lt027)
221 W Harrison St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 2,071 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Vue53
1330 E. 53rd Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,416 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Hollywood House
🕰️
⚠️
5700 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft | 1,185 tons |
|
Paper Place Lofts
🕰️
⚠️
801 South Wells Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft | 1,211 tons |
|
Kersten Physics Teaching Center
(UChicago)
5720 South Ellis Avenue
| College/University | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 514 tons 
Lowest 28%
|
|
Nightingale
(CPS)
5250 S Rockwell St
| K-12 School | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,231 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Coles Model For Excellence -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
8441 S Yates Blvd
| K-12 School | 8.7 kg/sqft | 823 tons |
|
Misericordia Home
6300 N. Ridge Ave.
| Mixed Use Property | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 6,211 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners
⚠️
211 W Scott
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 635 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Yards Burlington
🕰️
⚠️
4510 S Damen Ave
| Retail Store | 8.7 kg/sqft | 652 tons |
|
Steeple Center
4916-4938 S Kedzie Ave
| Strip Mall | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 748 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
770 N. Halsted St.
⚡
770 N. Halsted St.
| Office | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,323 tons
Highest 34%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data