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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cloisters
⚠️
5801 S Dorchester Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 44%
| 1,033 tons 
Highest 42%
|
|
Monroe Building
104 S Michigan Avenue
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,432 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
The Residences at 950 West Monroe
950 W Monroe St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 725 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Affinity on North Ave.
⚠️
(CHA)
551 W North Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 374 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Park View Apartments
1936 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,036 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Wentworth Commons
11045 South Wentworth
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 407 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
Van Buren Place
1504 W. Van Buren
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 464 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
3470 N LAKE SHORE DR
🕰️
3470 N LAKE SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft | 779 tons |
|
Archer Courts Apartments
(CHA)
2220-2242 S Princeton Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 810 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
33 N. Dearborn
33 N. Dearborn
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 2,208 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Marshall Field Garden Apartment Homes
1448 N Sedgwick St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 3,420 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
1344 N. Dearborn Condo Association (nd112)
1344 N Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 496 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Brandon Shores Condo Association
6150 N Kenmore
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 432 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
100/150 S. Wacker
150 South Wacker
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 7,564 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
One South Dearborn
⚡
1 South Dearborn
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 5,533 tons
Highest 5%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data