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.)
Much-Musikantow Co. 🏆 8001 - 8007 S Cottage Grove Ave	Other - Public Services	2.7 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	140 tons #18 Lowest in Chicago*
School_HolyAngelsSchoolAnnex 🕰️ ⚠️ 750 E 40th St	K-12 School	2.7 kg/sqft	280 tons
Vranas and Assoc. C/O Realty and Mortgage Co. 346 N Justine St	Office	2.7 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	247 tons Lowest 5%
MacLean Center 🕰️ 112 S Michigan Ave	College/University	2.7 kg/sqft	636 tons
2516 2526 N KEDZIE BLVD ⚠️ 2516 2526 N KEDZIE BLVD	Multifamily Housing	2.7 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	99 tons #8 Lowest in Chicago*
The Monadnock Building 📷 53 W Jackson Blvd	Office	2.7 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	1,336 tons Highest 36%
1744 N Western Ave ⚠️ 1744 N Western Ave	Multifamily Housing	2.6 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	365 tons Lowest 14%
33 S Aberdeen St 📷 ⚠️ 33 S Aberdeen St	Multifamily Housing	2.6 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	500 tons Lowest 26%
MissionofOurLadyoftheAngels_School 🕰️ ⚠️ 3814 W Iowa St	K-12 School	2.6 kg/sqft	142 tons
954 W Washington Blvd 📷 954 W Washington Blvd	Office	2.6 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	358 tons Lowest 13%
3158 3184 N CLARK ST 🕰️ ⚠️ 3158 3184 N CLARK ST	Multifamily Housing	2.6 kg/sqft	196 tons
2720 2730 N Greenview Ave 📷 ⚠️ 2720 2730 N Greenview Ave	Multifamily Housing	2.6 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	139 tons #17 Lowest in Chicago*
StStan_School 🕰️ 1255 N Noble St	K-12 School	2.6 kg/sqft	248 tons
1444 N ORLEANS ST 📷 1444 N ORLEANS ST	Multifamily Housing	2.6 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	343 tons Lowest 12%
Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship 🕰️ 3137 S FEDERAL ST	College/University	2.5 kg/sqft	178 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data