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.)
Murray (CPS) 5335 S Kenwood Ave	K-12 School	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	585 tons Lowest 35%
Lavizzo (CPS) 138 W 109th St	K-12 School	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	666 tons Lowest 40%
Smith (CPS) 744 E 103rd St	K-12 School	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	605 tons Lowest 37%
Lozano (CPS) 1501 N Greenview Ave	K-12 School	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	459 tons Lowest 24%
Dulles (CPS) 6311 S Calumet Ave	K-12 School	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	561 tons Lowest 33%
Albert Merritt Billings 🕰️ 950 East 59th St	Office	7.9 kg/sqft	3,881 tons
Frank O Lowden Homes 📷 ⚠️ (CHA) 200 W. 95th Street	Multifamily Housing	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	906 tons Highest 47%
R. J. OUINN ACADEMY (FIRE) ⚠️ 558 W. De Koven St.	Adult Education	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	526 tons Lowest 30%
Eliot House Condominium Association 1255 N Sandburg Terrace	Multifamily Housing	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	2,469 tons Highest 16%
Kinzie Park Tower Condominium Association 501 N. Clinton St.	Multifamily Housing	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	2,321 tons Highest 18%
Faulkner House Condominium Association 70 W Burton Place	Multifamily Housing	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	1,681 tons Highest 26%
Thorndale Beach South Condominium Association ⚡ 5855 N. Sheridan	Multifamily Housing	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	2,277 tons Highest 18%
307 S Sangamon St 307 S Sangamon St	Office	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	579 tons Lowest 35%
Francis W Parker School - Main Building ⚠️ 330 W Webster Ave	K-12 School	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	1,850 tons Highest 24%
T2613 - Chicago Division 1200 N Larrabee St	Retail Store	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 22%	1,505 tons Highest 30%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data