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.)
Roosevelt Collection 📷 150 W Roosevelt Rd	Mixed Use Property	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	4,991 tons Highest 7%
Patrick F Sullivan Apts (CHA) 1633 W Madison St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,679 tons Highest 28%
1516 N STATE PKWY 1516 N STATE PKWY	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	484 tons Lowest 25%
Chase Tower Chicago 📷 🕰️ 10 S Dearborn St	Financial Office	4.6 kg/sqft	11,190 tons
300 310 W GRAND AVE 300 310 W GRAND AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	440 tons Lowest 20%
525 W DEMING PL 525 W DEMING PL	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	432 tons Lowest 20%
4001 S Ellis Ave 🕰️ 4001 S Ellis Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft	282 tons
1534 1542 N LAKE SHORE DR 1534 1542 N LAKE SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	642 tons Lowest 36%
6800 N CALIFORNIA AVE 6800 N CALIFORNIA AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	572 tons Lowest 32%
5555 N CUMBERLAND AVE 5555 N CUMBERLAND AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	606 tons Lowest 34%
William Rainey Harper High School 🕰️ (CPS) 6520 S Wood St	K-12 School	4.6 kg/sqft	1,016 tons
4701 4705 N BEACON ST 4701 4705 N BEACON ST	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	233 tons Lowest 4%
1632 S INDIANA AVE 1632 S INDIANA AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	271 tons Lowest 6%
Harper Place Condominium Association 5309 5343 S HARPER AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	405 tons Lowest 17%
25 E Washington 25 E Washington St	Office	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	2,242 tons Highest 20%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data