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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1934 N. Washtenaw CA
1934 N. Washtenaw Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 34%
| 417 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Roosevelt SOuare - Parent
⚠️
(CHA)
1222 W Roosevelt So Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,655 tons 
Highest 27%
|
|
Chinatown
300 W 23rd St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 570 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
Smyser
(CPS)
4310 N Melvina Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 388 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Portage Park
⚠️
(CPS)
5330 W Berteau Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 728 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Parkside Nine II
544 W Oak
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 708 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Schubert
(CPS)
2727 N Long Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 459 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
MarOuette
(CPS)
6550 S Richmond St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 860 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Eberhart
(CPS)
3400 W 65th Pl
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 821 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Hibbard
⚠️
(CPS)
3244 W Ainslie St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 850 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Hamline
(CPS)
4747 S Bishop St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 397 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Murphy
⚠️
(CPS)
3539 W Grace St
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 423 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Hawthorne
(CPS)
3319 N Clifton Ave
| K-12 School | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 354 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Northwest Armory
1551 North Kedzie
| Other | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 1,025 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Malibu Condominium
⚡
6007 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 34%
| 2,535 tons
Highest 16%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data