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.)
212 East Condominium 212 E Cullerton St	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	660 tons Lowest 38%
James Kilmer Condo Association 1560 N Sandburg Ter	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	3,282 tons Highest 12%
535 North Michigan ⚠️ 535 N Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,983 tons Highest 23%
Museum Park Lofts ⚠️ 125 E 13th St	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	918 tons Highest 48%
201 211 E 31ST ST 201 211 E 31ST ST	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	224 tons Lowest 3%
2900 2914 N MILDRED AVE ⚠️ 2900 2914 N MILDRED AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	274 tons Lowest 6%
5000 S CORNELL AVE 5000 S CORNELL AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	655 tons Lowest 37%
1155 West Armitage Condominium Association 1153 1155 W ARMITAGE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	328 tons Lowest 10%
1422 1424 W 47TH ST 1422 1424 W 47TH ST	Strip Mall	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	323 tons Lowest 10%
AMLI Lofts 850 S CLARK ST	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	890 tons Lowest 50%
G & A Senior Residence at Eastgate Village 300 E 26TH ST	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	460 tons Lowest 22%
No. 10 Urban Court Lofts 1040 W Adams St	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,706 tons Highest 27%
Kenmore Plaza Tenant Association (CHA) 5225 N Kenmore Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,188 tons Highest 39%
3000 N SHERIDAN RD 3000 N SHERIDAN RD	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	990 tons Highest 45%
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W Higgins Rd	Office	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,118 tons Highest 41%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data