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.)
541 N Fairbanks ⚠️ 541 N Fairbanks	Office	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	4,434 tons Highest 7%
500 West Monroe ⚡ 500 West Monroe	Office	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	7,202 tons Highest 4%
2071 N Southport Avenue 🕰️ ⚠️ 2071 N Southport Avenue	Office	6.1 kg/sqft	501 tons
Renelle on the River (403 N Wabash Ave ) 403 N Wabash Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	818 tons Lowest 49%
The Oliver on LaSalle - lv048 ⚠️ 1140 N La Salle St	Multifamily Housing	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	557 tons Lowest 33%
MarOuee at Block 37 25 West Randolph St.	Multifamily Housing	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	3,592 tons Highest 10%
210 North Carpenter 210 N. Carpenter St.	Office	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	1,459 tons Highest 31%
Parker at Fulton Market 730 W Couch Pl	Multifamily Housing	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	1,551 tons Highest 29%
Onni Hudson LP 750 N. Hudson Ave.	Multifamily Housing	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	1,808 tons Highest 24%
901 S Plymouth 901 South Plymouth Court	Multifamily Housing	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	985 tons Highest 44%
North Washington Park Manor 550 E 50th Place	Multifamily Housing	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	325 tons Lowest 11%
San Francisco Hall-ID# 254170 (Loyola) 6327 N Kenmore Ave	Residence Hall/Dormitory	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	560 tons Lowest 33%
CICS Wrightwood 8130 S. California Ave.	K-12 School	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	330 tons Lowest 11%
Edgebrook (CPS) 6525 N Hiawatha Ave	K-12 School	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	399 tons Lowest 18%
Ray (CPS) 5631 S Kimbark Ave	K-12 School	6.1 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	698 tons Lowest 42%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data