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.)
Pullman Wheelworks Apartments 901 E 104th St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	1,259 tons Highest 38%
Park Edgewater Condominium Association 6101 N Sheridan Road	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	651 tons Lowest 37%
1401 S State St ⚠️ 1401 S State St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	1,249 tons Highest 38%
1439 S MICHIGAN AVE 1439 S MICHIGAN AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	448 tons Lowest 21%
747 N LASALLE DR 🕰️ 747 N LASALLE DR	Office	4.3 kg/sqft	194 tons
Halsted Plaza 801- 831 W 119th St.	Strip Mall	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	257 tons Lowest 5%
4240 4248 N CLARENDON AVE ⚠️ 4240 4248 N CLARENDON AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	282 tons Lowest 7%
Fountainbleau CAMBRIDGE Property 🕰️ 2828 N. Cambridge	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft	326 tons
Bradley Business Center ⚠️ 2500 W Bradley Pl	Other	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	1,591 tons Highest 30%
440 442 W BARRY AVE 440 442 W BARRY AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	284 tons Lowest 7%
Southeast Area Elementary School 🕰️ 3930 E 105th Street	K-12 School	4.2 kg/sqft	464 tons
Cityview Lofts 1259 N Wood Street	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	211 tons Lowest 3%
The Lincoln Common 2335 N Lincoln Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	1,199 tons Highest 39%
625 W Adams St 625 W Adams St	Office	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	2,049 tons Highest 22%
Glen Lake 1 Condo Assoc. 6400 W Berteau	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	1,826 tons Highest 25%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data