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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Grand Briar CA
433 W. Briar Place
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 21%
| 317 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
Commonwealth
2322 N. Commonwealth
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 377 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
151 North Franklin
151 N. Franklin Street
| Office | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 4,451 tons 
Highest 7%
|
|
Lane Tech HS
(CPS)
2501 W Addison St
| K-12 School | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 3,348 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Institute of Cultural Affairs - Greenrise
4750 N Sheridan Road
| Office | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 853 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
550 West Adams
550 W. Adams
| Office | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 2,420 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Sankofa House
4041 W Roosevelt Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 320 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
Montclare Senior Residences of Avalon Park Phase I
1200 E. 78th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 21%
| 436 tons
Lowest 22%
|
|
The Kent Apartments
2625 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
| 698 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
440 W Barry LLC
440 W Barry Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 305 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
1407 on Michigan (on042)
⚠️
1407 S Michigan Ave # 100
| Multifamily Housing | 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 780 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
Three Sixty West Condos
360 W Erie St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 480 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Eight Eleven Uptown (gh000)
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811 W Agatite Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 2,340 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Solstice on the Park
1616 E 56th St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 1,537 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
The Elle (lz28)
801 S. Financial Place
| Multifamily Housing | 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 2,942 tons
Highest 13%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data