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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3041 S Michigan
3001 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 47%
| 400 tons
Lowest 18%
|
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The Gwen Hotel
521 N Rush St
| Hotel | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 2,149 tons 
Highest 19%
|
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St. Sabina Elders Village
1222 W. 79th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 467 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Catherine Courts Condominium Association of Chicago (8439-8503 W. Catherine Ave)
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8439-8503 W. Catherine Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft | 906 tons |
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Association House of Chicago
1116 N Kedzie Ave
| Office | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 927 tons
Highest 46%
|
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Reside on Roscoe
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532 W Roscoe
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft | 282 tons |
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Jackson Tower Condominium Association Inc
5555 S Everett Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 936 tons
Highest 46%
|
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Beach Point Tower Condominium Association
5801 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 957 tons
Highest 45%
|
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900 North Franklin
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900 N Franklin St
| Office | 6.0 kg/sqft | 580 tons |
|
Chase
(CPS)
2021 N Point St
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 508 tons
Lowest 28%
|
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Whitney
(CPS)
2815 S Komensky Ave
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 657 tons
Lowest 40%
|
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Rogers
(CPS)
7345 N Washtenaw Ave
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 538 tons
Lowest 31%
|
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Webster -CPS
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(CPS)
4055 W Arthington St
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft | 359 tons |
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Nixon
(CPS)
2121 N Keeler Ave
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 47%
| 779 tons
Lowest 48%
|
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South Shore ES
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(CPS)
1404 E 70th St
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft | 459 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data