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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
425 South Financial
🚩
425 South Financial Place (440 South Lasalle)
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 19%
| 10,695 tons #49 Highest
|
|
141 West Jackson Boulevard (Chicago Board of Trade Building)
🚩
⚡
141 West Jackson Boulevard
| Office | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 13,415 tons #35 Highest
|
|
Mundelein Center- ID#102408
⚠️
(Loyola)
1020 W Sheridan Rd
| College/University | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 1,782 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
AlgonOuin #2
1606 E. 50th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 511 tons 
Lowest 28%
|
|
Addison & Clark (dd020)
1025 W Addison St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 2,229 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Hampton Inn Chicago North/Loyola Station
🕰️
⚠️
1209 W Albion
| Hotel | 8.5 kg/sqft | 780 tons |
|
Exhibit on Superior
📷
165 W. Superior St.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,903 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Harper Library
1116 East 59th Street Chicago, Il 60637
| Social/Meeting Hall | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,009 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Monarcas
(CPS)
5815 S Homan Ave
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 761 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
North-Grand HS
(CPS)
4338 W Wabansia Ave
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,749 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Doolittle Elementary / Chi Arts -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
521 E 35th St
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft | 954 tons |
|
Brunson
(CPS)
932 N Central Ave
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 872 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Hughes L
(CPS)
240 W 104th St
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 847 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Gage Park
🕰️
⚠️
2411 W 55th St
| Other - Recreation | 8.5 kg/sqft | 502 tons |
|
105 W Madison
105 W Madison Street
| Office | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 1,196 tons
Highest 37%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data