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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mercy Circle
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3659 W 99TH ST
| Residential Care Facility | 6.8 kg/sqft  | 992 tons |
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Lycee Francais de Chicago
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1929 W WILSON AVE
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft | 591 tons  |
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Greenview Place SLF
1501 W. Melrose St.
| Senior Living Community | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 566 tons
Lowest 34%
|
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Argyle Place Apartments
850 W. Argyle St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 398 tons
Lowest 18%
|
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Shoop Acad Of Math/Science/Tech -CPS
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(CPS)
1460 W 112th St
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft | 844 tons |
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Sauganash
(CPS)
6040 N Kilpatrick Ave
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 465 tons
Lowest 25%
|
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Bouchet
(CPS)
7355 S Jeffery Blvd
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 962 tons
Highest 45%
|
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Nash Elementary, Henry H -CPS
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(CPS)
4837 W Erie St
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft | 744 tons |
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Burke Elementary -CPS
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(CPS)
5356 S King Dr
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft | 499 tons |
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Washington Elementary, Harold -CPS
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(CPS)
9130 S University Ave
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft | 523 tons |
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Reavis Specialty Elementary -CPS
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(CPS)
834 E 50th St
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft | 392 tons |
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Crown Community Academy -CPS
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(CPS)
2128 S St Louis Ave
| K-12 School | 6.8 kg/sqft | 430 tons |
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THC YT LLC
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2701 S Indiana Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 2,231 tons
Highest 19%
|
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Dr. Mildred C. Harris Apartments
(CHA)
6360 S Minerva Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 686 tons
Lowest 42%
|
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Harry J. Schneider Apartments
(CHA)
1750 W. Peterson Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 38%
| 754 tons
Lowest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data