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.)
Providence St. Mel School ⚠️ 119 S Central Park Blvd	K-12 School	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	782 tons Lowest 45%
33 W Ontario Condominium Association 33 W Ontario St	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	4,355 tons Highest 8%
Parc Huron 469 West Huron St	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	1,508 tons Highest 31%
4101 4113 N KEDZIE AVE ⚠️ 4101 4113 N KEDZIE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	222 tons Lowest 3%
321 339 S DESPLAINES ST 321 339 S DESPLAINES ST	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	756 tons Lowest 44%
5101 5115 N SHERIDAN RD ⚠️ 5101 5115 N SHERIDAN RD	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	880 tons Lowest 50%
5969 N RAVENSWOOD AVE ⚠️ 5969 N RAVENSWOOD AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	352 tons Lowest 13%
4848 N CENTRAL AVE 4848 N CENTRAL AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	254 tons Lowest 5%
1540 N STATE PKWY 1540 N STATE PKWY	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	440 tons Lowest 20%
1340 N DEARBORN ST ⚠️ 1340 N DEARBORN ST	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	453 tons Lowest 22%
Roscoe Building 🕰️ 434 436 W ROSCOE ST	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft	304 tons
517 525 W BROMPTON AVE 517 525 W BROMPTON AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	219 tons Lowest 3%
Hale Lofts 14 N Peoria Street	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 11%	449 tons Lowest 22%
Francisco 4011 N Francisco Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 11%	224 tons Lowest 3%
Oakwood Shores 2D 3859 S. Vincennes Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 11%	393 tons Lowest 16%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data