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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lara
(CPS)
4619 S Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 5.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 44%
| 403 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
John T. Richardson Library
📷
(DePaul)
2350 N. Kenmore
| College/University | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,097 tons 
Highest 40%
|
|
1150 West Fullerton Building
📷
(DePaul)
1150 W. Fullerton
| College/University | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 305 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
4141 W George
🕰️
4141 W George St.
| Mixed Use Property | 5.9 kg/sqft | 385 tons |
|
314 West Superior Street
314 West Superior Street
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 639 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Museum Tower Residences (251218)
1335 South Prairie Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 2,124 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Hilliard Homes Phase I Limited Partnership (Family)
2031 S Clark
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,033 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Winston Towers No. 4 Association
7033 N. Kedzie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,922 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Newberry Plaza Condominium Association
1030 N State Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 4,444 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Shoreline Towers (6301 N. Sheridan Rd.)
6301 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 2,602 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
The Deco (nl005)
⚠️
1400 N Lake Shore Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,943 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
Halsted Pershing
🕰️
815 W. Pershing Rd.
| Other | 5.9 kg/sqft | 617 tons |
|
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board
333 S. Ashland Ave
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 402 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Diversey SOuare Phase 1 - TOTAL
⚠️
3300 W Diversey Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,066 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Bridgeview Bank Tower
⚠️
4753 N Broadway
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,109 tons
Highest 40%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data