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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
55 W. Chestnut Apartments
55 W. Chestnut St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 34%
| 1,109 tons 
Highest 40%
|
|
Kelly HS
(CPS)
4136 S California Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,603 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
CICS Northtown
3900 W. Peterson Ave.
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 667 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Higgins
⚠️
(CPS)
11710 S Morgan St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 276 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Sono East - CO (ss78)
⚠️
840 West Blackhawk Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,726 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Jackson Park Terrace
⚠️
6040 S Harper Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,847 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Sheridan Plaza
4607 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 828 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
6640 50 W Belden Ave
🕰️
6640 50 W Belden Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 1,581 tons |
|
The Shoreham at Lakeshore East (sh324)
400 E South Water St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 3,119 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Hilliard Homes Limited Partnership (Senior)
(CHA)
2111 S Clark
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,395 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Lakeside Lofts
🕰️
⚠️
2025 S INDIANA AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 548 tons |
|
2550 S Wabash
2550 S Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 367 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Plaza Taino
1111 N Francisco Av
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 356 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Streeterville Center
📷
233 E. Erie
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,307 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
The Carolan Apartments
🕰️
⚠️
5480 S CORNELL AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 659 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data