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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bridgeport-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
501-05 W 35TH ST
| Office | 7.8 kg/sqft  | 577 tons  |
|
4950 Powhatan Building Corp.
4950 S. Chicago Beach Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 1,316 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Burnham Park Plaza Condo
40 E. 9th St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 3,265 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Catalpa Gardens Condominium Association
1122 W. Catalpa Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 1,281 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
CICS - Larry Hawkins High School
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
801 E 133rd Pl
| K-12 School | 7.8 kg/sqft | 1,131 tons |
|
1055 W Granville
1055 W. Granville Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 626 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Resurrection College Prep High School
⚠️
7500 W Talcott
| K-12 School | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 1,329 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Grand Kingsbury LLC
520 N. Kingsbury
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 3,870 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Metropolitan Condominiums
⚠️
5320 N Sheridan Road
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 2,894 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
Harlan Comm Academy -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
9652 S Michigan Ave
| K-12 School | 7.8 kg/sqft | 1,332 tons |
|
Grand Plaza
🚩
540 N. State St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 8,711 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Juvenile Temporary Detention Center Campus
📷
1100 S. Hamilton Ave.
| Mixed Use Property | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 7,954 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
550 W Jackson Boulevard
⚡
550 W Jackson Boulevard
| Office | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 3,441 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
55 East Monroe Office
🚩
📷
55 East Monroe Street
| Office | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 12,526 tons #38 Highest
|
|
Hyatt House Chicago West Loop Fulton Market
105 North May St.
| Hotel | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 998 tons
Highest 43%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data