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.)
Cameron Elementary- CPS (CPS) 1234 N Monticello Ave	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	658 tons Lowest 38%
444 W SAINT JAMES PL 444 W SAINT JAMES PL	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	541 tons Lowest 30%
714 N WAVELAND AVE 714 N WAVELAND AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	252 tons Lowest 5%
2236 2296 N LINCOLN PARK WEST AVE 2236 2296 N LINCOLN PARK WEST AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	455 tons Lowest 22%
3260 N LAKE SHORE DR 3260 N LAKE SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	1,252 tons Highest 38%
1712-20 Albion 🕰️ 1712 1720 W ALBION AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft	395 tons
5152 5178 S KING DR 5152 5178 S KING DR	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	284 tons Lowest 7%
652 E 50TH ST 652 E 50TH ST	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	348 tons Lowest 12%
813 831 W WAVELAND AVE 813 831 W WAVELAND AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	239 tons Lowest 4%
Printers Row Condominium Association 711 S DEARBORN ST	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	1,087 tons Highest 42%
3039 E 91ST ST 3039 E 91ST ST	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	671 tons Lowest 38%
826 W Montrose Ave 826 W Montrose Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	2,476 tons Highest 18%
Continental Plaza Apartments 1330 1358 W 76th St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	987 tons Highest 46%
1611 W DIVISION ST 1611 W DIVISION ST	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	517 tons Lowest 28%
Morningside North Apartments ⚠️ 170 W Oak St	Senior Living Community	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 21%	1,156 tons Highest 40%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data