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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Uptown Regency
5050 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 23%
| 890 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
Inland Steel Building
30 West Monroe
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 2,320 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
101 North Wacker
101 North Wacker Drive
| Office | 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 5,169 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Landmark West Loop
1035 W Van Buren Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,907 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
20 N State
20 North State Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,615 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Salvation Army - Divisional HeadOuarters (DHO)
5040 N. Pulaski Road
| Office | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 576 tons 
Lowest 35%
|
|
Ryerson Laboratory
1100-14 East 58th Street
| Laboratory | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
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1825 W Lawrence Ave
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1825 W Lawrence Ave
| Bank Branch | 7.6 kg/sqft | 406 tons |
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Clinton
(CPS)
6110 N Fairfield Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,035 tons
Highest 42%
|
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Columbia Explorers
(CPS)
4520 S Kedzie Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 685 tons
Lowest 42%
|
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Christopher
(CPS)
5042 S Artesian Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 585 tons
Lowest 35%
|
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Chavez
(CPS)
4747 S Marshfield Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 519 tons
Lowest 29%
|
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Burr
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(CPS)
1621 W Wabansia Ave
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 465 tons
Lowest 25%
|
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Irving
(CPS)
749 S Oakley Blvd
| K-12 School | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 418 tons
Lowest 20%
|
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Lincoln Park Tower Condominium Association
1960 N Lincoln Park West
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,536 tons
Highest 16%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data