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 2023

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 2023, 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.)
5301 5311 W Washington Blvd ❌ 5301 5311 W Washington Blvd	Residential	-	-
551 555 N Pine Ave ❌ 551 555 N Pine Ave	Residential	-	-
740 750 W Addison St ❌ 740 750 W Addison St	Residential	-	-
42 46 N Waller Ave ❌ 42 46 N Waller Ave	Residential	-	-
2115 W Farwell Ave ❌ 2115 W Farwell Ave	Residential	-	-
7600 7612 S South Shore Dr ❌ 7600 7612 S South Shore Dr	Residential	-	-
24 W. Randolph ❌ 24 W. Randolph	Performing Arts	-	-
Drexel Building ❌ 8136 8142 S Drexel Ave	Residential	-	-
Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare ❌ 5615 N Cumberland Ave	Residential	-	-
6101 6115 N Seeley Ave ❌ 6101 6115 N Seeley Ave	Residential	-	-
5604 5624 S Wabash Ave ❌ 5604 5624 S Wabash Ave	Residential	-	-
2400 W BALMORAL AVE ❌ 2400 W BALMORAL AVE		-	-
Pioneer Village ❌ 340 E 38th St	Residential	-	-
900 W Argyle St ❌ 900 W Argyle St	Residential	-	-
6901 6921 S Paxton Ave ❌ 6901 6921 S Paxton Ave	Residential	-	-

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data