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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
850 West Adams Lofts Condominium Association
⚠️
850 W Adams St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 5%
| 436 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
122-134 S Aberdeen St
122-134 S Aberdeen St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 409 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Fountainview Apartments
🕰️
(CHA)
1333 1339 S INDEPENDENCE BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft | 293 tons |
|
HighSchool_LeoHS
🕰️
7901 S Sangamon St
| K-12 School | 3.4 kg/sqft | 377 tons |
|
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
🕰️
⚠️
4740 N Western Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 3.4 kg/sqft | 208 tons |
|
River Bank Lofts Condominium Association
550 N Kingsbury St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 881 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Dearborn Tower Condominium Association
1530 S State St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 2,512 tons 
Highest 17%
|
|
The 1355 West Washington Boulevard Condominium Association
🕰️
1355 W. Washington Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft | 253 tons |
|
2472 W FOSTER
🕰️
2472 W FOSTER
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft | 275 tons |
|
900 920 W MADISON
⚠️
900 920 W MADISON
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 480 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Fairbanks Lofts
🕰️
900 902 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft | 254 tons |
|
Oakley Lofts Condominium Association
🕰️
2300 2308 W DIVERSEY AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft | 168 tons |
|
Yesteryear Condo Association
🕰️
4211 4221 N PAULINA ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft | 266 tons |
|
Ridgemoor Estates V Condominium Association
6430 W BELLE PLAINE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 217 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
110 W SUPERIOR ST
110 W SUPERIOR ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 942 tons
Highest 47%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data