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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lozano
(CPS)
1501 N Greenview Ave
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 24%
| 459 tons 
Lowest 24%
|
|
Dulles
(CPS)
6311 S Calumet Ave
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 561 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Albert Merritt Billings
🕰️
950 East 59th St
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft | 3,881 tons |
|
Frank O Lowden Homes
📷
⚠️
(CHA)
200 W. 95th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 906 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
R. J. OUINN ACADEMY (FIRE)
⚠️
558 W. De Koven St.
| Adult Education | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 526 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Eliot House Condominium Association
1255 N Sandburg Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,469 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Kinzie Park Tower Condominium Association
501 N. Clinton St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,321 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
Faulkner House Condominium Association
70 W Burton Place
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,681 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Thorndale Beach South Condominium Association
⚡
5855 N. Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,277 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
307 S Sangamon St
307 S Sangamon St
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 579 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Francis W Parker School - Main Building
⚠️
330 W Webster Ave
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,850 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
T2613 - Chicago Division
1200 N Larrabee St
| Retail Store | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,505 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
Grand Ohio Condo (211 E. Ohio St.)
⚠️
211 E. Ohio St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 4,521 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
The Townhouse Apartments
7022 S South Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,032 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
CHICAGO MCKINLEY PARK (2078)
⚠️
1940 W 33rd St
| Retail Store | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,104 tons
Highest 40%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data