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.)
Tower Park Residences: 1235 South Prairie Avenue 1235 South Prairie Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	2,555 tons Highest 16%
520 W Huron 520 W. Huron Street	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	1,178 tons Highest 38%
560 W Fulton Condo Assoc. 560 W Fulton	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	270 tons Lowest 5%
231 South LaSalle 231 S. Lasalle Street	Office	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	4,924 tons Highest 6%
James Kilmer Condo Association 1560 North Sandburg Terrace	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	3,126 tons Highest 12%
2626 Lakeview Condominium 2626 North Lakeview	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	3,280 tons Highest 11%
State Place Condominium Association 📷 🕰️ 1101 S State St	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft	2,269 tons
7121 7125 N Paulina 🏆 7121 7125 N Paulina	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	243 tons Lowest 3%
3260 North Lake Shore 3260 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	1,092 tons Highest 40%
Pomeroy (CHA) 5650 N Kenmore Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	633 tons Lowest 38%
(IL554M) - Kinzie Station Condo, Mid (324 N. Jefferson Court) 🏆 324 N. Jefferson Court	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	160 tons #8 Lowest in Chicago*
212 West Superior Street 212 West Superior Street	Office	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	385 tons Lowest 16%
StJuliana_School ⚠️ 7400 W Touhy Ave	K-12 School	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	286 tons Lowest 7%
SmithVillage 📷 ⚡ 2320 W 113th Place	Senior Living Community	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	1,579 tons Highest 28%
The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center 🏆 2258 N. Clybourn Avenue	Other - Lodging/Residential	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	228 tons Lowest 3%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity