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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sheridan Shores Condominium Association
5740 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 41%
| 545 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
Park Castle Condominium Association
🏆
2416-2458 W. Greenleaf Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 455 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
2970 Lake Shore Condo Association
⚠️
2970 N Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 840 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
14 West Elm Apartments
14 W Elm St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 724 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Buena Terrace
4242 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 525 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
3616-18 North Pine Grove Avenue
🕰️
3616-18 N. Pine Grove Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft | 311 tons |
|
Walsh Park Apartments
1734 N. Paulina Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 539 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
4600 N. Cumberland Condominium Association
4600 N. Cumberland Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 340 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
1415 Lunt Condominium Association
⚠️
1415 W Lunt Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 238 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
Daley Center
📷
(DePaul)
14 East Jackson Blvd.
| College/University | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 2,118 tons 
Highest 20%
|
|
17 N. State LLC
17 N. State Street
| Office | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 2,350 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Randolph Wells
205 W Randolph
| Office | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,135 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
150 North Michigan
🏆
150 North Michigan Avenue
| Office | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 4,064 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
71 South Wacker
🚩
📷
71 S. Wacker Drive
| Office | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 9,656 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
Triangle Plaza
8750-8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave
| Office | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 4,359 tons
Highest 8%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data