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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Leslie Shankman School Corporation Building
6245 South Ingleside
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 47%
| 475 tons 
Lowest 26%
|
|
North & Pulaski
3949 W North Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 470 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
1000 S Clark (ks50)
1000 S Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 2,804 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Hedgerow Condominium Association
🕰️
5400 S. Hyde Park BLVD.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft | 713 tons |
|
213 West Institute Place
⚠️
213 West Institute Place
| Office | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 976 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Amundsen HS
(CPS)
5110 N Damen Ave
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,376 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Solorio HS
(CPS)
5400 S St Louis Ave
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 1,339 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Nobel
(CPS)
4127 W Hirsch St
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 481 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Beidler Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
3151 W Walnut St
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft | 549 tons |
|
Beethoven Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
25 W 47th St
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft | 578 tons |
|
Dett
🕰️
⚠️
2101 W Monroe
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft | 442 tons |
|
Hammond
(CPS)
2819 W 21st Pl
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 379 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
Avondale-Logandale
(CPS)
3212 W George St
| K-12 School | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 875 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
212 E. Condominium (212 E. Cullerton)
212 E. Cullerton
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 938 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Yards Forman Mills
🕰️
⚠️
4520 S Damen Ave
| Retail Store | 6.3 kg/sqft | 335 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data