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.)
One North LaSalle 1 N LaSalle St	Office	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	3,032 tons Highest 14%
2800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association 2800 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	4,199 tons Highest 9%
Indiana Terrace Apartments 🕰️ ⚠️ 6000 S. Indiana Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft	365 tons
20 N Wacker Dr 🚩 📷 20 N Wacker Dr	Office	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	9,583 tons Highest 3%
8750 West Bryn Mawr Ave - Triangle Plaza 8750 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Office	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	4,205 tons Highest 9%
Sankofa House 4041 W ROOSEVELT RD	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	375 tons Lowest 15%
5500 5518 S WABASH AVE 5500 5518 S WABASH AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	401 tons Lowest 17%
3710 N PINE GROVE AVE 3710 N PINE GROVE AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	326 tons Lowest 10%
51 E 14TH ST ⚠️ 51 E 14TH ST	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	1,004 tons Highest 45%
6342 S Green 6342 S Green	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	502 tons Lowest 27%
845 W MADISON ST ⚠️ 845 W MADISON ST	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	2,692 tons Highest 16%
Balmoral Condo 2606-2610 W Balmoral Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	282 tons Lowest 7%
Gallery on Wells 🕰️ 637 N. Wells Street	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft	2,388 tons
Madison Aberdeen ⚠️ 20 22 N Aberdeen St	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	451 tons Lowest 22%
Cicero & George ⚠️ 4800 W GEORGE ST	Multifamily Housing	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	415 tons Lowest 18%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data