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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
4039-43 N Ravenswood LLC
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4043 N Ravenswood
| Other | 3.2 kg/sqft 
Lowest 2%
| 286 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
1733 1735 W IRVING PARK RD
🕰️
1733 1735 W IRVING PARK RD
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft | 295 tons |
|
10 W ELM
⚠️
10 W Elm Street
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 569 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
190 E WALTON PL
🕰️
190 E WALTON PL
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft | 305 tons |
|
4401-09 N. Malden St.
🕰️
4401-09 N. Malden St.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft | 160 tons |
|
Mildred Court Condominium Association
🏆
2701 N Mildred Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 195 tons
#25 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
2731-2739 N Milwaukee Ave
⚠️
2731-2739 N Milwaukee Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 216 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
24 East Washington Street
📷
24 East Washington Street
| Office | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 2,163 tons 
Highest 19%
|
|
Blue Moon Lofts
🕰️
⚠️
215 N. Aberdeen St.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft | 261 tons |
|
220 East Walton Condo (220 E. Walton Place)
⚠️
220 E. Walton Place
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 308 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
Moser Building Condominium Association
621 S. Plymouth Ct.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 451 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
OurLadyofVictory_School
⚠️
4432 N. Laramie Ave
| K-12 School | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 192 tons
#23 Lowest in Chicago*
|
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Polaris Charter Academy
(CPS)
620 N. Sawyer
| K-12 School | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 279 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Wadsworth-CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
6420 S UNIVERSITY AVE
| K-12 School | 3.1 kg/sqft | 392 tons |
|
Taft HS
(CPS)
6530 W Bryn Mawr Ave
| K-12 School | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 1,198 tons
Highest 37%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data