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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Womans Athletic Club Chicago
626 Michigan Ave
| Social/Meeting Hall | 10.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 8%
| 929 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
919 S California Ave.
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919 S California Avenue
| Other | 10.9 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 927 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Acero Schools - Soto - Soccer Academy High School
5025 S. St. Louis
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 833 tons 
Lowest 50%
|
|
Acero Schools - Idar - Soccer Academy
5050 S. Homan Ave.
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 678 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
New Field
(CPS)
1707 W Morse Ave
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 923 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Fannie Emanuel
⚠️
(CHA)
3916 W. Washington
| Multifamily Housing | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,024 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Chicago Agriculture HS
(CPS)
3857 W 111th St
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 2,067 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
2940 W 87TH ST
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⚠️
2940 W 87TH ST
| Senior Living Community | 10.8 kg/sqft | 723 tons |
|
West Side Realty Corporation
⚠️
1645 W. Jackson Blvd.
| Medical Office | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,368 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Point at Clark
🏆
3131 N Clark St
| Strip Mall | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 981 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Fullerton Court Apartments
2303 N. Clybourn
| Multifamily Housing | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,540 tons
Highest 29%
|
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HHCS ICRC
3500 S Giles Street
| Residential Care Facility | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 761 tons
Lowest 47%
|
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5041 - North Bridge Block 119 and 120
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⚠️
43 E Ohio St
| Enclosed Mall | 10.8 kg/sqft | 4,888 tons |
|
Urban Prep - Englewood HS
(CPS)
6201 S Stewart Avenue
| K-12 School | 10.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 2,035 tons
Highest 21%
|
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Twelve01West
176 N. Racine
| Office | 10.7 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,588 tons
Highest 28%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data