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.)
3150 N Sheridan Rd 3150 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	1,185 tons Highest 39%
The Belmont by Reside 3170 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	2,126 tons Highest 21%
The State Parkway CA 1445 N State Pkwy	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	1,294 tons Highest 37%
Cumberland Centre - Building 1 🕰️ 5440 N Cumberland Ave	Office	4.5 kg/sqft	871 tons
Austin Polytechical HS -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 231 N Pine Ave	K-12 School	4.5 kg/sqft	1,771 tons
Museum Pointe CA 233 E 13th St	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	1,823 tons Highest 26%
2626 Lakeview Condominium 2626 N Lakeview Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	3,503 tons Highest 11%
740 N MILWAUKEE AVE 740 N MILWAUKEE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	374 tons Lowest 14%
3900 N PINE GROVE AVE 3900 N PINE GROVE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	444 tons Lowest 21%
5501 5525 N CHESTER AVE 5501 5525 N CHESTER AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	270 tons Lowest 6%
Westminster Condominium Association 🕰️ 36 50 N MENARD AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft	308 tons
Little Village Plaza 🕰️ 3045 - 3101 W. 26th St.	Enclosed Mall	4.5 kg/sqft	327 tons
Northpoint 🕰️ 7717 North Paulina	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft	1,354 tons
1010 W 35TH ST ⚠️ 1010 W 35TH ST	Office	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	1,006 tons Highest 45%
Metro ⚠️ 1200 W MONROE	Multifamily Housing	4.5 kg/sqft Lowest 17%	1,266 tons Highest 37%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data