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.)
1825 W Lawrence Ave 🕰️ 1825 W Lawrence Ave	Bank Branch	7.6 kg/sqft	406 tons
Joplin Elementary -CPS (CPS) 7931 S Honore St	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	593 tons Lowest 33%
James Ward Elementary -CPS ⚠️ (CPS) 2701 S Shields Ave	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	644 tons Lowest 37%
Peterson Elementary -CPS (CPS) 5500 N CHRISTIANA	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	740 tons Lowest 43%
Evergreen Academy Middle School 🕰️ (CPS) 3537 S Paulina St	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft	379 tons
1100 N Dearborn St 1100 N Dearborn St	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,357 tons Highest 35%
142 E Ontario St 142 E Ontario St	Office	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,037 tons Highest 44%
The Heritage at Millennium Park 130 N Garland Ct	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	7,019 tons Highest 4%
Maudele Brown Bousfield Apts (CHA) 4945 S Cottage Grove Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	510 tons Lowest 27%
The Residences of 41 E. 8th Street 41 E 8th St	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	2,247 tons Highest 20%
Hollywood Towers Condo Association 5701 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	4,247 tons Highest 8%
Vision On State Condominium Association 1255 S State St	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	2,108 tons Highest 22%
55 East Erie Condominium Association 55 E Erie St	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	4,177 tons Highest 9%
130 S Jefferson St 130 S Jefferson St	Office	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	600 tons Lowest 33%
Home Depot Store #8598 6211 N LINCOLN AVE	Retail Store	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	873 tons Lowest 49%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data