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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Saint Hedwig Parish
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2226 N Hoyne Ave
| Other | 6.1 kg/sqft  | 617 tons |
|
Lloyd
(CPS)
2103 N Lamon Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 911 tons 
Highest 47%
|
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Edison Park
(CPS)
6220 N Olcott Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 371 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Morrill
(CPS)
6011 S Rockwell St
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 607 tons
Lowest 37%
|
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Deneen
(CPS)
7240 S Wabash Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 533 tons
Lowest 30%
|
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Metcalfe Math And Science -CPS
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(CPS)
12339 S Normal Ave
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft | 496 tons |
|
Dawes
(CPS)
3810 W 81st Pl
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 550 tons
Lowest 32%
|
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Holmes Elementary -CPS
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(CPS)
955 W Garfield Blvd
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft | 411 tons |
|
Banneker Elementary -CPS
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(CPS)
6646 S Normal
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft | 394 tons |
|
Cather -CPS
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(CPS)
2910 W Washington Blvd
| K-12 School | 6.1 kg/sqft | 320 tons |
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1242 Lake Shore Drive
1242 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 827 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Harbor House Condominium Association
3200 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 2,601 tons
Highest 15%
|
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Zelda Ormes Apartments
(CHA)
116 W Elm St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 922 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Long Life Apartments
(CHA)
344 W 28th Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 589 tons
Lowest 36%
|
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Judge Green Apartments
(CHA)
4030 S. Lake Park Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 795 tons
Lowest 48%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data