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.)
EuroFurniture 🕰️ 2145 W Grand Ave	Retail Store	3.2 kg/sqft	220 tons
1300 Dearborn 🕰️ ⚠️ 1300 1310 N DEARBORN ST	Retail Store	3.2 kg/sqft	191 tons
1733 1735 W IRVING PARK RD 1733 1735 W IRVING PARK RD	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	295 tons Lowest 8%
2444 2458 N LAKEVIEW AVE ⚠️ 2444 2458 N LAKEVIEW AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	310 tons Lowest 9%
190 E WALTON PL 190 E WALTON PL	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	305 tons Lowest 9%
4401-09 N. Malden St. 🕰️ 4401-09 N. Malden St.	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft	160 tons
Blue Moon Lofts ⚠️ 215 N. Aberdeen St.	Multifamily Housing	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	261 tons Lowest 5%
Moser Building Condominium Association 621 S Plymouth Ct	Multifamily Housing	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	442 tons Lowest 20%
1812-1840 Hubbard St 1812 - 1840 W Hubbard St	Mixed Use Property	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	374 tons Lowest 14%
Wadsworth-CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 6420 S UNIVERSITY AVE	K-12 School	3.1 kg/sqft	392 tons
50 E 26TH ST 50 E 26TH ST	Multifamily Housing	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	294 tons Lowest 8%
2645 2657 W LAWRENCE AVE 🏆 2645 2657 W LAWRENCE AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	160 tons #27 Lowest in Chicago*
Catalyst-Maria 6727 S California Ave	K-12 School	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	549 tons Lowest 30%
Shoreland Apartments 5454 S Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	1,968 tons Highest 23%
Ella Flagg Young Apartments (CHA) 4645 N Sherdian Rd	Multifamily Housing	3.1 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	936 tons Highest 47%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data