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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Yates -CPS
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(CPS)
1839 N Richmond St
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft  | 643 tons |
|
Lawndale Community Academy -CPS
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(CPS)
3500 W Douglas Blvd
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft | 513 tons |
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Pickard Elementary, Josiah L -CPS
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(CPS)
2301 W 21st Pl
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft | 512 tons |
|
Clifton-Fullerton Hall
2350 N. Clifton Ave.
| College/University | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 405 tons
Lowest 19%
|
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Irene McCoy Gaines Apartments
3700 W. Congress Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 523 tons
Lowest 29%
|
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50 East Bellevue Condo Association
50 East Bellevue Place
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,062 tons 
Highest 41%
|
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3750 N Lake Shore Drive
3750 N Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,726 tons
Highest 25%
|
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Museum Park Lofts
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125 E 13th St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft | 918 tons |
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4300 Marine Drive Condominium Association
4300 N. Marine Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 854 tons
Highest 49%
|
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Cameron
(CPS)
1234 N Monticello Ave
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 608 tons
Lowest 37%
|
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Chicago Teachers Union Foundation
1901 W. Carroll
| Office | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 485 tons
Lowest 26%
|
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740 N. Milwaukee, LLC
740 N. Milwaukee Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 362 tons
Lowest 14%
|
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The Denifer
5400 N. Kenmore
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 358 tons
Lowest 14%
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425 Roscoe
425-27 West Roscoe Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 222 tons
Lowest 2%
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1422 1424 W 47TH ST
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1422 1424 W 47TH ST
| Strip Mall | 4.4 kg/sqft | 323 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data