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.)
Mary Jane Richardson-Jones Apartments (CHA) 4930 S. Langley Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	687 tons Lowest 42%
933 Van Buren Condominium Association 933 W. Van Buren St.	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,374 tons Highest 33%
One River Place Condominium Association 758 N. Larrabee	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,667 tons Highest 26%
Winston Tower 3 Condominium Association 7061 N Kedzie	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,857 tons Highest 23%
1250 North Dearborn Street Condominium (1250 N Dearborn St ) 1250 N Dearborn St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	911 tons Highest 47%
1700 East 56th Street 1700 E 56th St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	2,184 tons Highest 19%
3240 North Lake Shore Drive 3240 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,183 tons Highest 38%
Park Boulevard IIA - 3622 S State 3622 S State	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	443 tons Lowest 22%
444 West St. James LLC 444 W St James Pl	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	523 tons Lowest 29%
Ivy at Carlson 1401 E Hyde Park	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	259 tons Lowest 4%
The Morse Wolcott 6942-60 N Wolcott	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	283 tons Lowest 7%
Printers Row Condominium Association 711 S Dearborn	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,039 tons Highest 42%
Rickover Military HS 5700 W Berteau Ave	K-12 School	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	536 tons Lowest 30%
One East 14th Place ⚠️ 5 E. 14th Place	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	712 tons Lowest 43%
Ironwood Court Apartments ⚠️ 6015 S. Indiana	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	321 tons Lowest 10%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity