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.)
Schiff Residence 1244 N Clybourn	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	358 tons Lowest 14%
Apex Condominium 859 W Erie	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	371 tons Lowest 15%
Residences at The Vic 🕰️ ⚠️ 3140 N Sheffield Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	659 tons
Englewood 901 West 63rd St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	352 tons Lowest 13%
Morningside Court ⚠️ 1250 W. Morse Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	724 tons Lowest 44%
Newberry Park Apartments 1355 South Blue Island	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	571 tons Lowest 34%
TRC Senior Village I 346 E 53rd St.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	375 tons Lowest 15%
Reside on Wellington 510 West Wellington Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	405 tons Lowest 19%
CICS Basil 1816 W. Garfield Blvd.	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	320 tons Lowest 10%
Young Elementary -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 1434 N Parkside Ave	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft	987 tons
Talcott ⚠️ (CPS) 1840 W Ohio St	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	713 tons Lowest 43%
Chicago Bulls College Prep (CPS) 2040 W Adams	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	649 tons Lowest 39%
Pullman (CPS) 11311 S Forrestville Ave	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	451 tons Lowest 23%
Haugan (CPS) 4540 N Hamlin Ave	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	779 tons Lowest 48%
Grant Campus -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 145 S Campbell Ave	K-12 School	5.6 kg/sqft	906 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data