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.)
Edgewater Flats Condominium 1215-25 W Granville	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	253 tons Lowest 4%
De La Salle Institute 🕰️ ⚠️ 3434 S Michigan Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft	815 tons
Griffin Museum of Science and Industry 📷 5700 South Lake Shore Drive	Museum	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	6,355 tons Highest 4%
One North Dearborn 🏆 1-17 N. Dearborn Street	Office	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	5,293 tons Highest 6%
DuSable Campus -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 4934 S Wabash Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft	2,028 tons
Oakwood Shores Sr 3750 S Cottage Grove	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	369 tons Lowest 14%
Taft HS - Freshmen Academy 4071 N Oak Park Avenue	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	653 tons Lowest 39%
Grand & Orleans 330 W. Grand Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	1,002 tons Highest 43%
Dore 7134 W 65th St	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	541 tons Lowest 31%
The Residences at the Eagle Building ⚠️ 3817-45 N Broadway	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	834 tons Lowest 50%
325 S. Paulina St. (Teamsters Local 705) 325 S. Paulina St.	Office	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	280 tons Lowest 6%
Lakeview 3200 Apartments ⚠️ 3218 N. Clark Street	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	582 tons Lowest 35%
The Resurrection Project - Casa Oueretaro 2012 W 17th St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	254 tons Lowest 4%
Kingsbury Center ⚠️ 1415-1435 N Kingsbury	Strip Mall	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	259 tons Lowest 4%
North Water Apartments & Loews Chicago Hotel 🕰️ ⚠️ 340 E North Water St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft	4,113 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data