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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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
🕰️
2121 W 21st Street
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 2.3 kg/sqft | 163 tons |
|
SEELEY BUILDING
🕰️
4424 4432 N SEELEY AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.3 kg/sqft | 134 tons |
|
Tech Central
⚡
🕰️
3424 S State Street
| College/University | 2.2 kg/sqft | 180 tons |
|
641 W Lake
🏆
📷
641 W Lake Street
| Office | 2.2 kg/sqft
#7 Lowest in Chicago*
| 214 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Tech South
⚡
🕰️
3450 S State Street
| College/University | 2.1 kg/sqft | 170 tons |
|
7350 S. Phillips, LLC
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⚠️
7350 S. Phillips
| Multifamily Housing | 2.1 kg/sqft | 232 tons |
|
4537 S DREXEL BLVD
📷
🕰️
⚠️
4537 S DREXEL BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 2.1 kg/sqft | 293 tons |
|
4235
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⚠️
7050 S Pulaski
| Retail Store | 2.0 kg/sqft | 194 tons |
|
3222 W Maypole Ave
🕰️
3222 W Maypole Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.0 kg/sqft | 256 tons |
|
Michigan Avenue Gardens
🕰️
1808 S Michigan
| Multifamily Housing | 1.9 kg/sqft | 102 tons |
|
1000 W Washington Blvd
🕰️
1000 W Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 1.8 kg/sqft | 644 tons |
|
220 E GARFIELD BLVD
📷
🕰️
⚠️
220 E GARFIELD BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 1.8 kg/sqft | 187 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data