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 East 14th Place ⚠️ 5 E 14th Pl	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	760 tons Lowest 44%
Kelly HS -CPS (CPS) 4136 S California Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	1,476 tons Highest 32%
museum of contemporary art 📷 ⚠️ 220 E Chicago Ave	Museum	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	1,477 tons Highest 32%
Coast at Lakeshore East ⚠️ 345 E Wacker Dr	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	2,796 tons Highest 15%
The Pavilion ⚠️ 5441 N East River Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	5,254 tons Highest 6%
Hyatt Chicago Magnificent Mile 633 N St Clair St	Office	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	3,077 tons Highest 13%
15th Street Lofts 🕰️ 1503 S State Street	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft	700 tons
Ridge Place Apartments 7115 7129 N RIDGE BLVD	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	255 tons Lowest 5%
9510 S CONSTANCE AVE 9510 S CONSTANCE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	802 tons Lowest 46%
4900 Drexel Cooperative 🕰️ 4900 South Drexel	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft	437 tons
1755 E 55TH ST ⚠️ 1755 E 55TH ST	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	917 tons Highest 48%
Fifteen Thirty North State Parkway Building Corporation 1530 1534 N STATE PKWY	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	368 tons Lowest 14%
1130 N LAKE SHORE DR 1130 N LAKE SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	293 tons Lowest 8%
1001 W MADISON ST 1001 W MADISON ST	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	629 tons Lowest 35%
Dunbar Vocational Acad HS -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 3000 S King Dr	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft	1,569 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data