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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
555 Cornelia (251219)
555 West Cornelia Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 10%
| 913 tons 
Highest 47%
|
|
Henry Horner Annex
⚠️
(CHA)
1815 W. Monroe Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 420 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Steinmetz HS
(CPS)
3030 N Mobile Ave
| K-12 School | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 1,633 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
411 W Ontario
411 W. Ontario Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 1,064 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
535 North Michigan
⚠️
535 North Michigan Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 1,838 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
401 East Ontario Condominiums
401 East Ontario
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 1,832 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Tiara Home Owners Association
⚡
6145-6147 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 865 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
The Resurrection Project - Casa Maravilla
2021 S Morgan St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 296 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
5000 South Cornell
5000 South Cornell Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 613 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Coronado Condominium Association
3900 N. Pine Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 411 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
4336-44 S Drexel Blvd
4336-44 S Drexel Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 337 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
Harrison Street Lofts Condominium Association
80 W. Harrison St.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 585 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Pullman Wheelworks
901 East 104th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 1,220 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Windermere House
1642 E 56th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 1,466 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
6101 North Clark
⚠️
6101 North Clark Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
| 218 tons
Lowest 2%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data