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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Wooded Isle Apartments
🕰️
⚠️
5736 S Stony Island Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 1.6 kg/sqft  | 97 tons |
|
Cumberland Centre - Building 2
🕰️
5450 N Cumberland Ave
| Office | 1.5 kg/sqft | 213 tons |
|
2019 - 6920 S Crandon
🕰️
6920 Crandon Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 1.5 kg/sqft | 104 tons |
|
2019 - 4624 S Ellis
🕰️
4624 S. Ellis
| Multifamily Housing | 1.5 kg/sqft | 153 tons |
|
4302 4312 N SHERIDAN RD
⚠️
4302 4312 N SHERIDAN RD
| Multifamily Housing | 1.5 kg/sqft
#15 Lowest in Chicago*
| 79 tons
#5 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
3905 N Western
🕰️
3905-29 N. Western Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 1.4 kg/sqft | 98 tons |
|
641 W Lake St
🏆
641 W Lake St
| Office | 1.4 kg/sqft
#13 Lowest in Chicago*
| 233 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
1033 Van Buren
🕰️
⚠️
1033 W VAN BUREN ST
| Office | 1.4 kg/sqft | 119 tons |
|
309-The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
🏆
5333 N Sheridan Rd
| Senior Living Community | 1.4 kg/sqft
#13 Lowest in Chicago*
| 2,440 tons 
Highest 18%
|
|
Transportation Building Condominium Association
🏆
600 S Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 1.3 kg/sqft
#11 Lowest in Chicago*
| 599 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Infinite Chicago
⚠️
28 E Jackson Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 1.3 kg/sqft
#11 Lowest in Chicago*
| 286 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Cassidy Tire
🕰️
344 N Canal St
| Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | 1.3 kg/sqft | 103 tons |
|
Franklin Blvd Partners, LLC
🕰️
3515 W Franklin Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 1.3 kg/sqft | 119 tons |
|
MAYNARD AT ELAINE PLACE - CLK
🕰️
3426 N Elaine Place
| Multifamily Housing | 1.2 kg/sqft | 368 tons |
|
33 S Ashland Ave
🏆
33 S Ashland Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 1.2 kg/sqft
#10 Lowest in Chicago*
| 79 tons
#4 Lowest in Chicago*
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data