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 2022

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 2022, 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.)
110 E Delaware 110 E Delaware	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	937 tons Highest 47%
Wicker Park Apts (CHA) 1414 N Damen Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	1,108 tons Highest 42%
(IL526)-Carl Sandburg Village 1355 N Sandburg Ter	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	4,175 tons Highest 9%
University Station CA 1550 S Blue Island Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	1,719 tons Highest 27%
474 North Lake Shore Drive 474 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	3,248 tons Highest 12%
345 Fullerton Parkway Condominium Association 345 W Fullerton Pkwy	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	1,691 tons Highest 28%
Jazz on the Boulevard (CHA) 4659 S DREXEL BLVD	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	838 tons Lowest 48%
1055 W CATALPA AVE 1055 W CATALPA AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	393 tons Lowest 16%
2617 2625 W GUNNISON ST 🕰️ 2617 2625 W GUNNISON ST	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft	569 tons
436 446 W DIVERSEY PKWY 436 446 W DIVERSEY PKWY	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	393 tons Lowest 16%
559 W. Surf 🕰️ 559 W. Surf	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft	582 tons
400 N CLINTON ST ⚠️ 400 N CLINTON ST	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	455 tons Lowest 22%
125 W OHIO ST 125 W OHIO ST	Hotel	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	495 tons Lowest 26%
Luxe on Madison 1214 1222 W MADISON ST	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	796 tons Lowest 46%
Mount Carmel High School 🕰️ ⚠️ 6410 - 6428 S Dante Ave	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft	877 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data