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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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4801 W. Peterson Ave
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4801 W Peterson Ave
| Office | 2.5 kg/sqft  | 226 tons |
|
MacLean Center
🏆
112 S. Michigan Ave.
| College/University | 2.5 kg/sqft
#12 Lowest in Chicago*
| 602 tons
Lowest 36%
|
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10725-Bucktown
⚠️
2140 N. Elston Ave
| Retail Store | 2.5 kg/sqft
#12 Lowest in Chicago*
| 322 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
15 25 S THROOP ST
🕰️
15 25 S THROOP ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft | 186 tons |
|
420 432 W ONTARIO ST
📷
🕰️
⚠️
420 432 W ONTARIO ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.5 kg/sqft | 203 tons |
|
Austin 1900 Building
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1900 n. Austin
| Distribution Center | 2.5 kg/sqft | 1,882 tons  |
|
Coeval 2
📷
⚡
🕰️
1419 S Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft | 129 tons |
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Strand Apartments
📷
🕰️
⚠️
6321 S Cottage Grove Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft | 214 tons |
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Irving Park Middle -CPS
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(CPS)
3815 N Kedvale Ave
| K-12 School | 2.4 kg/sqft | 501 tons |
|
Two West Delaware (dt38)
⚠️
2 West Delaware Place
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft
#10 Lowest in Chicago*
| 1,674 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Atrio Apartments (md104)
🕰️
⚠️
1926 1960 W HARRISON ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.4 kg/sqft | 591 tons |
|
Hanson Park
🏆
(CPS)
5411 W Fullerton Ave
| K-12 School | 2.3 kg/sqft
#8 Lowest in Chicago*
| 307 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
Much-Musikantow Co.
🏆
8001-07 S. Cottage Grove
| Other - Public Services | 2.3 kg/sqft
#8 Lowest in Chicago*
| 120 tons
#4 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
LZ Products
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2121 W 21st Street
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 2.3 kg/sqft | 163 tons |
|
SEELEY BUILDING
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4424 4432 N SEELEY AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.3 kg/sqft | 134 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data