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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lasalle II
(CPS)
1148 N Honore St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 34%
| 501 tons
Lowest 27%
|
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Carter Elementary -CPS
🕰️
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(CPS)
5740 S Michigan Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft | 469 tons |
|
Gallistel
(CPS)
10347 S Ewing Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Lovett
(CPS)
6333 W Bloomingdale Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 460 tons
Lowest 24%
|
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Skinner North
(CPS)
640 W Scott St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 375 tons
Lowest 15%
|
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Gompers Fine Arts Option Elementary - CPS
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(CPS)
12302 S State St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft | 405 tons |
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Goodlow Elementary Magnet -CPS
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(CPS)
2040 W 62nd St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft | 362 tons |
|
320 322 W OAKDALE AVE
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320 322 W OAKDALE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 712 tons |
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USEF GC Century Tower LLC
182 W Lake St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,380 tons 
Highest 33%
|
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100 E Huron CA
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100 E. Huron Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 2,704 tons
Highest 15%
|
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325 North Wells
325 North Wells
| College/University | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 826 tons
Lowest 49%
|
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Wicker Park Apartments
(CHA)
1414 N Damen Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,022 tons
Highest 42%
|
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Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1
1355 N. Sandburg Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 3,927 tons
Highest 9%
|
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Michigan Avenue Tower Condominium Association
1250 S. Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 2,164 tons
Highest 19%
|
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The 400 Condominium Association
🚩
400 E. Randolph St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 6,030 tons
Highest 5%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data