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.)
Michael A. Bilandic Building 160 N LaSalle St	Office	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	2,661 tons Highest 16%
One South Dearborn 1 S Dearborn	Office	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	5,417 tons Highest 6%
7131 7143 S YATES BLVD ⚠️ 7131 7143 S YATES BLVD	Multifamily Housing	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	399 tons Lowest 17%
1900 1910 W FARWELL AVE 1900 1910 W FARWELL AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	336 tons Lowest 11%
Lindblom College Prep -CPS (CPS) 6130 S Wolcott Ave	K-12 School	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	1,742 tons Highest 27%
Schiff Residences 1244 North Clybourn	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	358 tons Lowest 13%
City Hyde Park ⚠️ 5105 S HARPER AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	2,062 tons Highest 22%
Residences at The Vic 🕰️ 3140 N Sheffield Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	659 tons
2007 N Sedgwick Condominium Association 2007 N Sedgwick	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	282 tons Lowest 7%
- 4423 N Sheridan Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	520 tons Lowest 28%
The Park Monroe Condominium Homes Association 65 E Monroe St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	2,709 tons Highest 16%
Young Elementary -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 1434 N Parkside Ave	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft	987 tons
StMonica_School 🕰️ 5115 N Mont Clare Ave	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft	303 tons
Eberhart Elementary -CPS (CPS) 3400 W 65th Place	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	918 tons Highest 48%
Penn Elementary -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 1616 S Avers Ave	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft	892 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data