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.)
Upshore Chapter 🕰️ 4555 N SHERIDAN RD	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft	592 tons
Englewood STEM High School 6835 S Normal Blvd	K-12 School	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	729 tons Lowest 42%
One Bennet Park Apartments 451 E Grand Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	3,648 tons Highest 10%
1616 E 56Th St 1616 E 56Th St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,552 tons Highest 30%
311 W Illinois St 311 W Illinois St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,337 tons Highest 36%
Marlowe Chicago 675 N Wells St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	697 tons Lowest 40%
4631 🕰️ 4631-37 S. Lake Park	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft	266 tons
367 W LOCUST ST 367 W LOCUST ST	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	417 tons Lowest 18%
Old Town Midrise Condo 343 W Old Town Court	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	412 tons Lowest 18%
Park Douglas Apartments (CHA) 1235 S Washtenaw	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	309 tons Lowest 9%
Glenmoor Manor 1041 1051 W Glenlake Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	255 tons Lowest 5%
Montclare Senior Residences of Avalon Park 1210 E 78th St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	470 tons Lowest 23%
79th St. Limited Partnership dba Wrightwood Service Center 2815 W 79th St	Senior Living Community	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	343 tons Lowest 12%
Prieto, Dr Jorge Elementary -CPS ⚠️ (CPS) 2231 N Central Ave	K-12 School	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	531 tons Lowest 29%
North Town Village (CHA) 1311 N Halsted	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	469 tons Lowest 23%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data