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.)
CityView Condominium Association 440 N McClurg Ct	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	2,308 tons Highest 19%
340 West Superior Condominium Association 340 W Superior St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,295 tons Highest 37%
Park 1500 Lofts 📷 ⚠️ 1500 W Monroe St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,796 tons Highest 26%
Opera Lofts 2545 S DEARBORN ST	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	759 tons Lowest 44%
Catherine Courts Condominium Association of Chicago (5348-58 N. Cumberland Ave) 🕰️ 5348-5358 N. Cumberland Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft	476 tons
1228 W MONROE 1228 W MONROE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	237 tons Lowest 4%
7121 7125 N PAULINA ST 🏆 7121 7125 N PAULINA ST	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	271 tons Lowest 6%
1401 E HYDE PARK BLVD 1401 E HYDE PARK BLVD	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	258 tons Lowest 5%
6942 North Wolcott 🕰️ 6942 - 60 North Wolcott Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft	278 tons
5650 N KENMORE AVE 🕰️ (CHA) 5650 N KENMORE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft	689 tons
425 427 W ROSCOE ST 425 427 W ROSCOE ST	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	231 tons Lowest 4%
StJuliana_School 🕰️ 7400 W Touhy	K-12 School	4.6 kg/sqft	313 tons
1824 N SPAULDING AVE 1824 N SPAULDING AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	302 tons Lowest 8%
Inter- American Magnet -CPS (CPS) 851 W Waveland Ave	K-12 School	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	512 tons Lowest 27%
500 Lake Shore Drive 500 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	3,324 tons Highest 12%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data