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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
505 N. Green St.
⚠️
505 North Green Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 26%
| 274 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Wolf Point West
🕰️
⚠️
343 W. Wolf Point Plaza
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft | 2,141 tons  |
|
Bank Note Place, LLC
120 E Cullerton
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 811 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Bauer Building
224-230 W Huron St
| Office | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 328 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
5630 N Sheridan
5630 N. Sheridan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,204 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
6151 N Winthrop
6151 N Winthrop Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 431 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
1934 N. Washtenaw CA
1934 N. Washtenaw Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 417 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Roosevelt SOuare - Parent
⚠️
(CHA)
1222 W Roosevelt So Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 1,655 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Chinatown
300 W 23rd St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 570 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
Smyser
(CPS)
4310 N Melvina Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 388 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Portage Park
⚠️
(CPS)
5330 W Berteau Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 728 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Parkside Nine II
544 W Oak
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 708 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Schubert
(CPS)
2727 N Long Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 459 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
MarOuette
(CPS)
6550 S Richmond St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 860 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Eberhart
(CPS)
3400 W 65th Pl
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
| 821 tons
Lowest 49%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data