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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
6900 S Crandon
6900 S Crandon
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft 
Highest 22%
| 856 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
199 East Lake Shore Drive
199 East Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
| 502 tons 
Lowest 27%
|
|
Dawson Technical Institute
(City Colleges)
3901 South State Street
| College/University | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,193 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
AlgonOuin #5
1617 E. 50th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 472 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Michigan Ave Suites LLC
320 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 756 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Pritzker Science Center
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3105 S Dearborn St
| College/University | 8.0 kg/sqft | 994 tons |
|
Mansueto High School
⚠️
2911 W 47th St
| K-12 School | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 538 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
McKay
(CPS)
6901 S Fairfield Ave
| K-12 School | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,031 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Johnson College Prep
6350 S Stewart St
| K-12 School | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 512 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Ruiz
⚠️
(CPS)
2410 S Leavitt St
| K-12 School | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 584 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Norwood Park
(CPS)
5900 N Nina Ave
| K-12 School | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 449 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
5757 N. Sheridan Condominium Association
⚠️
5757 N. Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,575 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Gallery 37
📷
🕰️
⚠️
(Chicago)
66 E Randolph St
| Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | 8.0 kg/sqft | 599 tons |
|
Admirals Pointe Condominium Association
🕰️
645 N Kingsbury St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft | 1,691 tons |
|
The Buyer's Market Incorporated
🕰️
4545 W. Division St.
| Enclosed Mall | 8.0 kg/sqft | 1,238 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data