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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sheridan Shores
640 W. Sheridan Road
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft 
Lowest 17%
| 273 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
theMART, Chicago
🚩
📷
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
| Office | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 18,631 tons  #17 Highest
|
|
Stein Place
🏆
5825 S. Dorchester
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 369 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Brainerd Senior Center (8915 S. Loomis St.)
🕰️
⚠️
8915 S LOOMIS ST
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft | 324 tons |
|
1101 E Hyde Park
1101 E Hyde Park Boulevard
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 312 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
William J Bogan High School
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⚠️
(CPS)
3939 W 79th St
| K-12 School | 4.5 kg/sqft | 840 tons |
|
10426 S MICHIGAN AVE
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10426 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.5 kg/sqft | 210 tons |
|
Clock Tower Lofts Condominium Association
2300 W Wabansia Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 578 tons
Lowest 35%
|
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Sor Juana
📷
4034 W 56th St
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 751 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
Gill Park Cooperative
810 W. Grace
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,007 tons
Highest 43%
|
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Willow SOuare (Bldg. 4) (2012 W. St. Paul,)
2012 W. St. Paul,
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 275 tons
Lowest 6%
|
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18th Street Lofts
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⚠️
1801 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft | 299 tons |
|
1263 Pratt, LLC
1263 W. Pratt Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 454 tons
Lowest 23%
|
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StClement_School
⚠️
2524 N. Orchard St.
| K-12 School | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 335 tons
Lowest 12%
|
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North Town Village I
(CHA)
1311 N Halsted
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 448 tons
Lowest 23%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data