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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Maria Diaz Martinez Apartments
(CHA)
2111 N Halsted St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 28%
| 627 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Jones HS
(CPS)
700 S State St
| K-12 School | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,938 tons 
Highest 22%
|
|
340 West Superior Condominium Association
340 W. Superior
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,451 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association
525 W Hawthorne Place
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,418 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Forty East Cedar Condominium
40 E Cedar St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 493 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
The Carlyle Apartments Condo (1040 N Lake Shore Dr )
1040 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 2,585 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
7321 S. Shore Co-Operative Apts. Inc (7321 S. Shore Dr. Apt., )
7321 S. Shore Dr. Apt.,
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 881 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
The Barry Condominium, Inc.
3100 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 891 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
The Whitney Condominium Association
1301 N Dearborn
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,162 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Renaissance Lofts
1791 W Howard Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 303 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Bellarmine Hall-ID#173888
⚠️
(Loyola)
6610-28 N Sheridan Rd
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 433 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
North & Kostner
⚠️
4501 W. North Avenue
| Retail Store | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,191 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
1133 N. Dearborn Apartments
1133 N. Dearborn
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,960 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
Lakeside SOuare Apartments
920 W Lakeside Place
| Multifamily Housing | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,406 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
65 E Wacker Place
65 E Wacker Place
| Office | 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 1,259 tons
Highest 36%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data