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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CICERO ANNEX
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8101-8159 S. Cicero Ave
| Strip Mall | 2.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 12%
| 180 tons
#17 Lowest in Chicago*
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Vranas and Assoc. C/O Realty and Mortgage Co.
🕰️
⚠️
346 N Justine St
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft | 247 tons |
|
1247-1249 West Madison LLC
⚠️
1239-1259 W Madison St
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 420 tons
Lowest 20%
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2516 2526 N KEDZIE BLVD
🕰️
⚠️
2516 2526 N KEDZIE BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft | 99 tons |
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Map Factory Lofts (5235 N. Ravenswood)
🏆
5235 N. Ravenswood
| Multifamily Housing | 2.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 139 tons
#5 Lowest in Chicago*
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954 W Washington Blvd
📷
🕰️
954 W Washington Blvd
| Office | 2.6 kg/sqft | 358 tons |
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3158 3184 N CLARK ST
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⚠️
3158 3184 N CLARK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.6 kg/sqft | 196 tons |
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The Washington at Woodlawn Park
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⚠️
6154 South Rhodes Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 2.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 799 tons
Lowest 48%
|
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2720 2730 N Greenview Ave
📷
🕰️
⚠️
2720 2730 N Greenview Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.6 kg/sqft | 139 tons |
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1444 N ORLEANS ST
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🕰️
1444 N ORLEANS ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.6 kg/sqft | 343 tons |
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The Monadnock Building
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53 West Jackson Blvd
| Office | 2.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 1,287 tons 
Highest 35%
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Sentral Michigan Avenue (ss009)
📷
808 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 1,189 tons
Highest 38%
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Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship
🕰️
⚠️
3137 S FEDERAL ST
| College/University | 2.5 kg/sqft | 178 tons |
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Carroll-Rose-CPS
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(CPS)
2929 W 83rd St
| K-12 School | 2.5 kg/sqft | 213 tons |
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1001 W BELMONT AVE
📷
🕰️
1001 W BELMONT AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft | 191 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data