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.)
Lincoln Park 2550 Condominium Association 2550 N Lakeview Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	3,509 tons Highest 11%
Erie Centre Condo ⚠️ 375 425 W Erie St	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	1,399 tons Highest 34%
2512 N BOSWORTH AVE 2512 N BOSWORTH AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	192 tons Lowest 2%
833 W Jackson Blvd ⚠️ 833 W Jackson Blvd	Office	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	283 tons Lowest 7%
5460 5472 S WOODLAWN AVE ⚠️ 5460 5472 S WOODLAWN AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	183 tons Lowest 2%
2 10 W ELM ST ⚠️ 2 10 W ELM ST	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	617 tons Lowest 35%
1922 W Ogden Ave 1922 W Ogden Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	861 tons Lowest 49%
1802 S STATE ST 1802 S STATE ST	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	190 tons Lowest 2%
Pueblo Commons Condominiums 8444 W Wilson Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	744 tons Lowest 43%
Dixon, Arthur -CPS (CPS) 8306 S St Lawrence Ave	K-12 School	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	345 tons Lowest 12%
Fernwood Elementary -CPS (CPS) 10041 S Union Ave	K-12 School	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	228 tons Lowest 3%
RiverView Condominium Association ⚠️ 445 E North Water St	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	2,865 tons Highest 15%
200 North Kenneth Apartments 🕰️ 4432 4444 W WEST END AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft	222 tons
Beacon Lofts ⚠️ 203 S SANGAMON ST	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	265 tons Lowest 6%
1734 1740 N MARSHFIELD AVE 1734 1740 N MARSHFIELD AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	242 tons Lowest 4%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data