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.)
333 S Des Plaines (333 S. Des Plaines) ⚠️ 333 S. Des Plaines	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	951 tons Highest 45%
N001845-CHICAGO BRICKYARD 2630 N. Narragansett Ave.	Wholesale Club/Supercenter	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	741 tons Lowest 45%
4200 Marine Drive Condominium Association 4200 N Marine Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	610 tons Lowest 37%
1430 S. Michigan Ave 1430 S. Michigan Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	565 tons Lowest 33%
Fifteen Thirty North State Parkway Building Corporation 1530 N State Parkway	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	403 tons Lowest 18%
Cedar Street Corporation 70 E Cedar Street	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	403 tons Lowest 18%
1366 North Dearborn Condominium Association 1366 N Dearborn	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	408 tons Lowest 19%
6300 Sheridan Building Condominium Association 6300 North Sheridan	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	743 tons Lowest 45%
Casa Bonita Condominium Association ⚠️ 7340-7352 N. Ridge Blvd.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	586 tons Lowest 35%
Twain (CPS) 5134 S Lotus Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	745 tons Lowest 45%
Pine Grove Property LLC ⚠️ 2828 N Pine Grove Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	522 tons Lowest 29%
Arlington Place 546-550 West Arlington Place	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	295 tons Lowest 8%
Winthrop Terrace Apartments 🕰️ 5734 N Winthrop Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	275 tons
2600 N Hampden ⚠️ 2600 N Hampden Court	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	343 tons Lowest 12%
Hollywood Property 1040 W Hollywood	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 32%	323 tons Lowest 11%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity