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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
St Pauls United Church of Christ
🕰️
2335 N. Orchard Street
| Worship Facility | 8.6 kg/sqft  | 511 tons  |
|
Parish_OuigleyCenter
835 N Rush Street
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 720 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Greeley
🏆
(CPS)
832 W Sheridan Rd
| K-12 School | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 522 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Joshua D Kershaw Elementary School
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
6450 S Lowe Ave
| K-12 School | 8.6 kg/sqft | 449 tons |
|
Altgeld Gardens
🚩
(CHA)
925 E. 130th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 10,200 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
Saint Vincent Center
721 N Lasalle Street
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 810 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Academy SOuare Senior
318 S Throop St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 752 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Atwater Apartments (gl31) (tz40)
⚠️
355 East Ohio Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 4,920 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
630 North Rush
🕰️
⚠️
630 North Rush
| Mixed Use Property | 8.6 kg/sqft | 2,768 tons |
|
Le Meridien Essex Chicago
800 S Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 853 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Olympia Centre
🚩
⚡
737 N Michigan
| Mixed Use Property | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 9,091 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
St. Xavier University
⚠️
3700 W. 103rd St.
| College/University | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 4,021 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Mentor Building
🕰️
39 S STATE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft | 623 tons |
|
The Shops on Wabash, LLC
17-23 N. Wabash
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 610 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Fordham Hall- ID# 103681
⚠️
(Loyola)
6455 N Sheridan Rd
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 974 tons
Highest 44%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data