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.)
De Diego Community Academy -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 1313 N Claremont Ave	K-12 School	3.1 kg/sqft	744 tons
7200 Ridge Condominium Association 🕰️ 7200 7216 N RIDGE BLVD	Multifamily Housing	3.1 kg/sqft	194 tons
Innisbrook IV Condominium Association 🕰️ 5355-71 N Delphia	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft	263 tons
318 N CARPENTER ST 318 N CARPENTER ST	Office	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	312 tons Lowest 9%
2150 S Canalport Avenue 2150 S Canalport Avenue	Office	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	664 tons Lowest 38%
Union West Apartments 🕰️ 939 W WASHINGTON BLVD	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft	1,068 tons
360 W Erie Street 360 W Erie Street	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	498 tons Lowest 26%
Park Alexandria Condominium Association 125 S Jefferson St	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	1,241 tons Highest 38%
6730 SOUTH SHORE DR ⚠️ 6730 SOUTH SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	452 tons Lowest 22%
3711 S VINCENNES AVE 3711 S VINCENNES AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	901 tons Highest 49%
Lawn Terrace Apartments 🕰️ 2601 W 63rd St	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft	377 tons
Hayes Manor Senior Apartments 🏆 1211 W MARQUETTE RD	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	114 tons #12 Lowest in Chicago*
The Sexton Condominium Association ⚠️ 360 W Illinois St	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	1,155 tons Highest 40%
Innisbrook V Condominium Association 🕰️ 8509-25 W Catherine	Multifamily Housing	3.0 kg/sqft	265 tons
329 W 18th St ⚠️ 329 W 18th St	Office	3.0 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	1,314 tons Highest 36%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data