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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Michigan Plaza
🚩
📷
205/225 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 9.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 13%
| 17,623 tons #19 Highest
|
|
Plumbers Local 130 UA
1340 W Washington Boulevard
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 477 tons 
Lowest 26%
|
|
412 N Wells
412 N Wells St.
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 474 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Kedzie Plaza
🕰️
⚠️
4756-4770 South Kedzie Avenue
| Strip Mall | 9.3 kg/sqft | 479 tons |
|
Cottage View Terrace Apartments
4829 S. Cottage Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 675 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
The Talbott Hotel
20 E. Delaware Pl
| Hotel | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 991 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Palmer ES
⚠️
(CPS)
5051 N Kenneth Ave
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 774 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
Hurley
⚠️
(CPS)
3849 W 69th Pl
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Rowe-CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
1424 N Cleaver St
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft | 595 tons |
|
Sovereign- ID#174155
🕰️
1040 W GRANVILLE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft | 1,301 tons |
|
ABLA/Brooks Homes
(CHA)
1324 S. Loomis Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 2,605 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton
| Library | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,854 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Ascension Stone Professional Office Building
🕰️
⚠️
2800 - 2812 N Sheridan Rd
| Medical Office | 9.3 kg/sqft | 896 tons |
|
437 W DIVISION ST
🕰️
437 W DIVISION ST
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft | 1,023 tons |
|
1610 West Fullerton Condominium Assocation
🕰️
⚠️
1610-1620 W. Fullerton Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft | 488 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data