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.)
Yesteryear Condo Association 🕰️ ⚠️ 4211 4221 N PAULINA ST	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft	266 tons
219 E Lake Shore Dr 219 E Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	425 tons Lowest 21%
Ridgemoor Estates V Condominium Association 6430 W Belle Plaines	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	215 tons Lowest 2%
110 W SUPERIOR ST 🕰️ 110 W SUPERIOR ST	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft	942 tons
Silver Cloud Condominiums 5346 S. Cornell Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	445 tons Lowest 22%
6825 Sheridan Rd Building Partnership 6825 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	346 tons Lowest 13%
CHCXILCW_IB00100005568/OB8292/2011 W HASTINGS ST/CHICAGO/IL 📷 2011 W Hastings St	Office	3.3 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	671 tons Lowest 41%
450 W Belmont (wb008) 450 W Belmont	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	575 tons Lowest 35%
Norweta Apartments - 2611 N Hermitage 2611 North Hermitage Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	348 tons Lowest 13%
Atelier (5556 N. Sheridan Rd.) ⚠️ 5556 N. Sheridan Rd.	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	365 tons Lowest 14%
Morton Elementary Career Academy - CPS ⚡ 🕰️ (CPS) 431 N Troy St	K-12 School	3.3 kg/sqft	238 tons
Fernwood (CPS) 10041 S Union Ave	K-12 School	3.3 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	221 tons Lowest 2%
3941 N. Pine Grove Ave. 🕰️ 3941 N. Pine Grove	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft	356 tons
3224 3244 N HALSTED ST 🕰️ 3224 3244 N HALSTED ST	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft	900 tons
5 N. Wabash 5 N. Wabash	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	564 tons Lowest 33%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data