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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Tech Central
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3424 S State Street
| College/University | 2.2 kg/sqft  | 180 tons |
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641 W Lake
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641 W Lake Street
| Office | 2.2 kg/sqft
#7 Lowest in Chicago*
| 214 tons
Lowest 2%
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|
Tech South
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3450 S State Street
| College/University | 2.1 kg/sqft | 170 tons |
|
7350 S. Phillips, LLC
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7350 S. Phillips
| Multifamily Housing | 2.1 kg/sqft | 232 tons |
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4537 S DREXEL BLVD
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4537 S DREXEL BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 2.1 kg/sqft | 293 tons |
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4235
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7050 S Pulaski
| Retail Store | 2.0 kg/sqft | 194 tons |
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3222 W Maypole Ave
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3222 W Maypole Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.0 kg/sqft | 256 tons |
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Michigan Avenue Gardens
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1808 S Michigan
| Multifamily Housing | 1.9 kg/sqft | 102 tons |
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1000 W Washington Blvd
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1000 W Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 1.8 kg/sqft | 644 tons |
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220 E GARFIELD BLVD
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220 E GARFIELD BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 1.8 kg/sqft | 187 tons |
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Taylor Park
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41 W 47th St
| Other | 1.8 kg/sqft
#6 Lowest in Chicago*
| 276 tons
Lowest 6%
|
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2929 W 83rd St
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2929 W 83rd St
| K-12 School | 1.7 kg/sqft | 145 tons |
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Renaissance Saint Luke
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1501 W Belmont Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 1.7 kg/sqft | 144 tons |
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4611 S ELLIS AVE
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4611 S ELLIS AVE
| Worship Facility | 1.7 kg/sqft | 84 tons |
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830 N Michigan Ave
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830 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 1.7 kg/sqft | 208 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data