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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Oakwood Shores 2D
🕰️
⚠️
3744-54 S ELLIS AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft  | 638 tons |
|
Metro North Condominium Association
🕰️
3946 N Ravenswood Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft | 246 tons |
|
Highlands Tudor Manor
7018 S. Cregier
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 298 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Goudy
(CPS)
5120 N Winthrop Ave
| K-12 School | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 317 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
Dixon
(CPS)
8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave
| K-12 School | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 328 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
Schatz Building
610 N Fairbanks Ct
| Retail Store | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 233 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
North Shore Baptist Church
🕰️
5244 N Lakewood Ave
| Worship Facility | 3.2 kg/sqft | 162 tons |
|
Cosmopolitan Lofts Condominium Association
🕰️
⚠️
1133 1137 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft | 323 tons |
|
850 West Adams Lofts Condominium Association
⚠️
850 W. Adams St.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 423 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Smith Park Commons Condominium Association
🕰️
2455 W. Ohio St.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft | 311 tons |
|
Emmanuel Baptist Church
🕰️
⚠️
8301 S Damen Ave
| Worship Facility | 3.2 kg/sqft | 240 tons |
|
4001 N. Ravenswood LLC
4001 N Ravenswood
| Other | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 247 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
The Belden (tb28)
📷
⚠️
2300 N Lincoln Park W
| Multifamily Housing | 3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
| 862 tons 
Highest 49%
|
|
EuroFurniture
🕰️
⚠️
2145 W Grand Ave
| Retail Store | 3.2 kg/sqft | 220 tons |
|
1300 Dearborn
🕰️
⚠️
1300 1310 N DEARBORN ST
| Retail Store | 3.2 kg/sqft | 191 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data