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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Holden
(CPS)
1104 W 31st St
| K-12 School | 5.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 49%
| 586 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Lara
(CPS)
4619 S Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 403 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
John T. Richardson Library
📷
(DePaul)
2350 N. Kenmore
| College/University | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,097 tons 
Highest 40%
|
|
1150 West Fullerton Building
📷
(DePaul)
1150 W. Fullerton
| College/University | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 305 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
4141 W George
🕰️
4141 W George St.
| Mixed Use Property | 5.9 kg/sqft | 385 tons |
|
314 West Superior Street
314 West Superior Street
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 639 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Museum Tower Residences (251218)
1335 South Prairie Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 2,124 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Hilliard Homes Phase I Limited Partnership (Family)
2031 S Clark
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,033 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Winston Towers No. 4 Association
7033 N. Kedzie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,922 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Newberry Plaza Condominium Association
1030 N State Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 4,444 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Shoreline Towers (6301 N. Sheridan Rd.)
6301 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 2,602 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
The Deco (nl005)
⚠️
1400 N Lake Shore Dr.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,943 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
Halsted Pershing
🕰️
815 W. Pershing Rd.
| Other | 5.9 kg/sqft | 617 tons |
|
Chicago and Midwest Regional Joint Board
333 S. Ashland Ave
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 402 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Diversey SOuare Phase 1 - TOTAL
⚠️
3300 W Diversey Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 1,066 tons
Highest 41%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data