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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Workshop 4200
4200 W Diversey
| Other | 6.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 49%
| 881 tons 
Highest 48%
|
|
Silver Coast Citadel Condominium Association
7201-09 S Yates Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 625 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Delaware II LLC
25 E Delaware Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 657 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association
260 E Chestnut St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 2,660 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Catholic Charities Mathew Manor
🕰️
271 N Albany Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft | 327 tons |
|
Penn ES / Kipp Ascend
(CPS)
1616 S Avers Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 976 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
May Elementary Community Academy -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
512 S Lavergne Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft | 678 tons |
|
Gary
(CPS)
3740 W 31st St
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 826 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Lorca
(CPS)
3231 N Springfield Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 651 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Fulton Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
5300 S Hermitage Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft | 595 tons |
|
Mayer
(CPS)
2250 N Clifton Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 459 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Manierre Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
1420 N Hudson Ave
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft | 541 tons |
|
Madison Elementary -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
7401 S Dorchester
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft | 422 tons |
|
Excel-Woodlawn-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
7530 S SOUTH SHORE DR
| K-12 School | 6.2 kg/sqft | 457 tons |
|
Raffaello Condominium Association
🕰️
⚠️
201 E Delaware St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.2 kg/sqft | 882 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data