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.)
8711 W Bryn Mawr 8711 W Bryn Mawr	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	445 tons Lowest 21%
167 N GREEN ST 167 N GREEN ST	Office	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	3,235 tons Highest 12%
Madden Wells ⚠️ 650 E 38TH PLACE	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	968 tons Highest 46%
Hayden ⚠️ 1109 W Washington	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	489 tons Lowest 25%
325 S Paulina 325 S Paulina St	Office	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	281 tons Lowest 7%
Linkt Apartments 830 N MILWAUKEE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	262 tons Lowest 5%
1116 W ADAMS ST 1116 W ADAMS ST	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	740 tons Lowest 43%
North Water Apartments & Loews Chicago Hotel ⚠️ 340 E North Water St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	4,113 tons Highest 9%
1515 S Michigan Condominium Association 1515 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	298 tons Lowest 8%
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association 1800 W Grace St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	882 tons Lowest 50%
The Churchill Condominium Association ⚠️ 1255 N State Parkway	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	533 tons Lowest 29%
Archer Place Condo Association ⚠️ 2272 S Archer Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	338 tons Lowest 11%
North Center Senior Housing, NFP (St. Vincent DePaul Residence) 4040 N Oakley St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	404 tons Lowest 17%
Bank Note Place Condominium Association, Inc 120 E Cullerton St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	841 tons Lowest 48%
3611 W Montrose Ave ⚠️ 3611 W Montrose Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	241 tons Lowest 4%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data