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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Harper Library
1116 East 59th Street Chicago, Il 60637
| Social/Meeting Hall | 8.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 17%
| 1,009 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Monarcas
(CPS)
5815 S Homan Ave
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 761 tons 
Lowest 47%
|
|
North-Grand HS
(CPS)
4338 W Wabansia Ave
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,749 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Doolittle Elementary / Chi Arts -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
521 E 35th St
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft | 954 tons |
|
Brunson
(CPS)
932 N Central Ave
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 872 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Hughes L
(CPS)
240 W 104th St
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 847 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Gage Park
🕰️
⚠️
2411 W 55th St
| Other - Recreation | 8.5 kg/sqft | 502 tons |
|
105 W Madison
105 W Madison Street
| Office | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,196 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Bell Federal Building
⚡
🕰️
79 W Monroe St
| Office | 8.5 kg/sqft | 1,683 tons |
|
Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind
1850 W. Roosevelt Rd
| Office | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 930 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Latin School of Chicago Lower School
🕰️
⚠️
1529 N. Dearborn Pkwy
| K-12 School | 8.5 kg/sqft | 601 tons |
|
Sheridan Tower
5650 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,073 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Second Prairie Shores, LLC
🕰️
2951 S King Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft | 2,473 tons |
|
Arrive Lex
2138 South Indiana Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 3,282 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
East Park Redevelopment Limited Partnership
3300 W Maypole Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 539 tons
Lowest 31%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data