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.)
Target, Chicago South (1488) 8560 S Cottage Grove Ave	Office	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	747 tons Lowest 43%
Harlan Comm Academy -CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 9652 S Michigan Ave	K-12 School	7.8 kg/sqft	1,332 tons
Ambassador House Condominium Association 1317 1325 N STATE PKWY	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,505 tons Highest 31%
(IL278)-2000 N. Lincoln Park West ⚠️ 2000 - 2052 N Lincoln Park West	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,965 tons Highest 23%
300 S DAMEN AVE 300 S DAMEN AVE	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,338 tons Highest 35%
1155 E 60th St 📷 (UChicago) 1155 E 60th St	College/University	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,457 tons Highest 32%
2769 2789 N MILWAUKEE AVE 2769 2789 N MILWAUKEE AVE	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	392 tons Lowest 16%
Home Depot, #1912 North Ave 1232 W North Ave	Retail Store	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,312 tons Highest 36%
Ike Sims Village 3333 W MAYPOLE AVE	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	609 tons Lowest 34%
Bel Harbour Condominium Association 420 W BELMONT AVE	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,705 tons Highest 27%
5525 N WINTHROP AVE ⚠️ 5525 N WINTHROP AVE	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	403 tons Lowest 17%
601 E 32ND ST ⚠️ 601 E 32ND ST	Multifamily Housing	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,492 tons Highest 31%
203 N LaSalle St 203 N LaSalle St	Office	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	4,849 tons Highest 7%
5400 N NORTHWEST HWY 5400 N NORTHWEST HWY	Senior Living Community	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	465 tons Lowest 23%
101 North Wacker 101 N Wacker Dr	Office	7.8 kg/sqft Highest 27%	5,181 tons Highest 6%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data