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.)
Sayre Language Academy -CPS (CPS) 1850 N Newland Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	424 tons Lowest 19%
Jensen Scholastic Academy - CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 3024 W Harrison	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft	338 tons
Reside on Surf 425 W Surf St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	633 tons Lowest 36%
1120 N Lake Shore Dr 1120 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	734 tons Lowest 42%
Wilson Yard 1026 - 1032 W Montrose Ave	Mixed Use Property	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	2,196 tons Highest 21%
Maria Diaz Martinez Apts (CHA) 2111 N Halsted St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	656 tons Lowest 37%
Judge Harry M. Fisher Apartments (CHA) 5821 N Broadway St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	916 tons Highest 49%
Douglas Park 🕰️ ⚠️ 1401 S Sacramento Dr	Other - Recreation	5.3 kg/sqft	304 tons
850 Dewitt Place Condominiums 850 N Dewitt Pl	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,407 tons Highest 34%
3550 N Lake Shore Drive 3550 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	3,625 tons Highest 10%
The Columbian Condominium Association 1160 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	2,448 tons Highest 18%
757 Orleans at Chicago Condominium 757 N Orleans St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,698 tons Highest 27%
Sixty Thirty Condominium Association 6030 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,571 tons Highest 30%
40 E CEDAR ST 40 E CEDAR ST	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	515 tons Lowest 28%
1212 N. Wells CA ⚠️ 1212 N Wells St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	972 tons Highest 46%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data