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.)
Vaughn HS (CPS) 4355 N Linder Ave	K-12 School	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	336 tons Lowest 12%
Finkl Elementary -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 2332 S Western Ave	K-12 School	6.7 kg/sqft	481 tons
Carroll @ Rosenwald Branch (CPS) 2601 W 80th Street	K-12 School	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	394 tons Lowest 17%
Ericson Scholastic Academy, Leif -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 3600 W 5th Ave	K-12 School	6.7 kg/sqft	495 tons
Clissold (CPS) 2350 W 110th Pl	K-12 School	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	421 tons Lowest 20%
University Hall (UIC) 2345 N. Clifton Ave.	College/University	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	577 tons Lowest 35%
Belden-Racine Hall 📷 (DePaul) 2311 N. Racine	College/University	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	455 tons Lowest 23%
Paramount Lofts Condominium Association 1645 W Ogden	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	1,835 tons Highest 24%
Vivian Carter Apartments ⚠️ (CHA) 6401 S. Yale Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	1,009 tons Highest 43%
Mann Park 🕰️ ⚠️ 2949 E 131st St	Other - Recreation	6.7 kg/sqft	344 tons
2921 S Michigan 3001 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	451 tons Lowest 23%
The Buckingham Condominium Association 360 E Randolph Street	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	3,393 tons Highest 10%
1300 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association 1300 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	2,440 tons Highest 17%
Prairie District Homes Tower Residences Condominium Association 1717 S. Prairie	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	1,962 tons Highest 22%
Blackwood 5200-5208 S. Blackstone Avenue	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 40%	997 tons Highest 43%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data