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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wicker Park - 1241 N Milwaukee
1241 North Milwaukee Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 7%
| 300 tons
Lowest 8%
|
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Pac Lofts-1735 N Paulina
1735 N Paulina Street
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 791 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
Amhurst Lofts
2600 N Southport Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 425 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Ruggles
(CPS)
7831 S Prairie Ave
| K-12 School | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 376 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Chicago Residential Inc
2440 North Lakeview Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 1,071 tons 
Highest 41%
|
|
Phillips Academy HS -CPS
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(CPS)
244 E Pershing Rd
| K-12 School | 3.8 kg/sqft | 1,094 tons |
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1400 Museum Park Condo (100 E 14th Street)
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100 E 14th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 2,022 tons
Highest 21%
|
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730 North Franklin
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730 N Franklin St
| Office | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 382 tons
Lowest 16%
|
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BENCHMARK ID #175817
1450 N Cicero Ave
| Other - Mall | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 332 tons
Lowest 11%
|
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1217 1227 W WILSON AVE
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1217 1227 W WILSON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft | 251 tons |
|
6244-46 S King Drive
6244-56 S. King Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 383 tons
Lowest 16%
|
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4310-22 N Clarendon
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4310 4322 N CLARENDON AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft | 249 tons |
|
1155 West Armitage Condominium Association
1155 W Armitage Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 284 tons
Lowest 7%
|
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Sweeting Center 860 N. LaSalle
(Moody Bible)
820 N. Lasalle
| College/University | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 452 tons
Lowest 23%
|
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Cityfront Place - 400 N McClurg Ct
400 N Mcclurg Ct
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
| 2,139 tons
Highest 20%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data