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.)
SIR Chicago 400 S Jefferson St	Office	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,205 tons Highest 39%
1414 N WELLS ST 1414 N WELLS ST	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	354 tons Lowest 13%
1872 N CLYBOURN AVE 1872 N CLYBOURN AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	523 tons Lowest 28%
505 W BELMONT AVE 505 W BELMONT AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	228 tons Lowest 3%
1025 1035 W LOYOLA AVE ⚠️ 1025 1035 W LOYOLA AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	399 tons Lowest 17%
fmc management 🕰️ 1016 w balmoral	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft	240 tons
3161 N CAMBRIDGE AVE 3161 N CAMBRIDGE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	224 tons Lowest 3%
550 W Jackson 550 W Jackson Blvd	Office	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,943 tons Highest 24%
1025 W Hollywood 🕰️ 1025 W Hollywood	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft	275 tons
1101 1123 E HYDE PARK BLVD 1101 1123 E HYDE PARK BLVD	Multifamily Housing	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	310 tons Lowest 9%
1201 N Clark 1201 N Clark	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	421 tons Lowest 19%
727 W Madison St 727 W Madison St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	2,962 tons Highest 14%
Old Town Park 1140 N Wells St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	2,799 tons Highest 15%
Alta Roosevelt 801 S Financial Place	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	2,752 tons Highest 16%
Midway Pointe Senior Residences 5011 W 47TH ST	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	381 tons Lowest 15%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data