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.)
IL2125ZZ-OUINCY COURT BLDG ⚠️ 11 W Ouincy Court	Office	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	426 tons Lowest 21%
Heartbreak Loftominium Association ⚠️ 17 N. Loomis St.	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	316 tons Lowest 10%
3740-3750 N. Pine Grove, LLC 🏆 3740 N. Pine Grove Ave.	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	183 tons #19 Lowest in Chicago*
Mount Carmel High School ⚠️ 6410-28 South Dante Avenue	K-12 School	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	520 tons Lowest 29%
HighSchool_LeoHS 7901 S Sangamon St	K-12 School	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	391 tons Lowest 17%
Vista Homes Building Corporation 5830-44 S. Stony Island Ave.	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	907 tons Highest 47%
Lincoln Park 2550 Condominium Association 🕰️ 2550 N Lakeview Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft	3,509 tons
Printers Row Lofts 732 S. Financial Place	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	692 tons Lowest 42%
THE GREENWOOD CONDOMINIUM 🏆 4720-26 S. Greenwood Ave.	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	188 tons #21 Lowest in Chicago*
232 E Walton Corporation 232 E Walton	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	367 tons Lowest 14%
5527-5541 N. Kenmore, LLC 5527 5539 N. Kenmore Ave.	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	274 tons Lowest 6%
120 South Riverside Plaza 120 South Riverside Plaza	Office	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	2,772 tons Highest 14%
5222 S Drexel 5222 S Drexel Avenue	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	308 tons Lowest 9%
The Jackson at Woodlawn Park 📷 6230 South Cottage Grove Avenue	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	293 tons Lowest 7%
1922 W Ogden Ave 🕰️ 1922 W Ogden Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.4 kg/sqft	861 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity