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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Linea Apartments (ln257)
215 W Lake St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 31%
| 1,755 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
1308 N Elston Avenue
⚡
1308 N Elston
| Mixed Use Property | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 566 tons 
Lowest 33%
|
|
Fulton West
1330 W. Fulton Street
| Office | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 2,242 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Logan Arts Center
915 E 60th St.
| Performing Arts | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,378 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Durkin Park
(CPS)
8445 S Kolin Ave
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 579 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Juarez HS
⚠️
(CPS)
1450 W Cermak Rd
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,861 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Galileo
(CPS)
820 S Carpenter St
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 747 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Mozart
(CPS)
2200 N Hamlin Ave
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 676 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Ariel / U of C NKO
(CPS)
1119 E 46th St
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,067 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Ward J
⚠️
(CPS)
2701 S Shields Ave
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 620 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Peterson
(CPS)
5510 N Christiana Ave
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 710 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Frazier International Magnet -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
4027 W Grenshaw St
| K-12 School | 7.3 kg/sqft | 524 tons |
|
Erie on the Park (510 W Erie)
510 W Erie
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,424 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
The Heritage at Millennium Park
130 North Garland Court
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 6,824 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Trump
🚩
📷
401 N. Wabash
| Mixed Use Property | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 15,427 tons #25 Highest
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data