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.)
1001 South State 🕰️ 1001 S STATE ST	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	2,707 tons
The Montclare Supportive Living Community 4339 W 18TH PL	Senior Living Community	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	440 tons Lowest 20%
1325 N WELLS ST 1325 N WELLS ST	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	325 tons Lowest 10%
5924 N Lincoln 🕰️ 5924 N Lincoln Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	265 tons
Reside by Irving Park 🕰️ ⚠️ 725 W Irving Park Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	334 tons
2545 Fitch Condominiums Association 🕰️ 2545 W. Fitch Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	275 tons
Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E Randolph St	Performing Arts	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	754 tons Lowest 43%
Ryerson Laboratory/ Eckhart Hall 1118 1132 E 58th St	Laboratory	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	359 tons Lowest 13%
Zapata Elementary Academy, Emiliano -CPS ⚠️ (CPS) 2730 S Kostner Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	576 tons Lowest 32%
Catholic Charities Ozanam Village 251 N Albany Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	266 tons Lowest 6%
Marquette Elementary -CPS (CPS) 6550 S Richmond St	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	916 tons Highest 48%
Moos Elementary -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 1711 N California Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft	743 tons
Chicago Military Academy-Bronzeville -CPS (CPS) 3533 S Giles Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	643 tons Lowest 37%
Gregory Elementary -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 3707 W Polk	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft	585 tons
Bright, Orville T -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 10740 S Calhoun Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft	481 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data