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.)
Dr King Legacy Apartments 3816 W. 16th St., Chicago, Il 60623	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	243 tons Lowest 3%
COakdale Towers 431 W. Oakdale	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	526 tons Lowest 30%
3500 N Lake Shore 3500 N Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	825 tons Lowest 49%
Lenart (CPS) 8101 S Lasalle St	K-12 School	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	234 tons Lowest 3%
Lightner Building 1006 S. Michigan Avenue	Office	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	316 tons Lowest 10%
Jefferson Courte Condominium Association 4848 N Central Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	237 tons Lowest 3%
Evergreen Tower Ii ⚠️ 1343 N. Cleveland Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	369 tons Lowest 14%
3850 W BRYN MAWR AVE 🕰️ 3850 W BRYN MAWR AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft	237 tons
Plymouth Court 1115 S. Plymouth Court	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	627 tons Lowest 38%
Aldine Building II LLC 528-34 West Aldine	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	204 tons Lowest 1%
33E. Condo Association (33 E. Cedar St.) 33 E. Cedar St.	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	638 tons Lowest 39%
Superior West Private Residences 101 W. Superior St.	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	430 tons Lowest 21%
Auditorium Building 📷 430 S. Michigan Ave	College/University	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	2,346 tons Highest 17%
850 Eastwood 850 West Eastwood Avenue	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	958 tons Highest 45%
3301 W Arthington St 🕰️ 3301 W Arthington St	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft	886 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity