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.)
Landmark Lofts Condominium Association 1516 1518 S WABASH AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	620 tons Lowest 35%
The Scott Condominium Association ⚠️ 70 E SCOTT ST	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	443 tons Lowest 21%
1430 S INDIANA AVE 1430 S INDIANA AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	1,851 tons Highest 25%
4120 S INDIANA AVE 🕰️ ⚠️ 4120 S INDIANA AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft	666 tons
1133 N. Dearborn Apartments 1133 N Dearborn St	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	2,130 tons Highest 21%
Parkways, The (IL) 🕰️ 6718 S. East End	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft	2,563 tons
Metropolitan Condominiums 5320 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	2,046 tons Highest 22%
4100 Marine Dr ⚠️ 4100 N Marine Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	1,381 tons Highest 34%
Lakeside Square Apartments 920 W Lakeside Pl	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	1,540 tons Highest 30%
4651 N GREENVIEW AVE 4651 N GREENVIEW AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	382 tons Lowest 15%
The Contemporaine 201 W Grand Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	533 tons Lowest 29%
Ruth Shriman House 4040 N SHERIDAN RD	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	372 tons Lowest 14%
447 455 W MELROSE ST 447 455 W MELROSE ST	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	289 tons Lowest 8%
1640 E 50TH ST 1640 E 50TH ST	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	814 tons Lowest 47%
Ridgemore Condominium Complex 🕰️ 6433 West Belle Plaine Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft	333 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data