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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
100 North Riverside Plaza
100 N Riverside Plaza
| Office | 2.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 1%
| 2,576 tons 
Highest 15%
|
|
Trailhead
⚠️
1744 N Western Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
| 391 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Wildwood
🏆
6950 N Hiawatha Ave
| K-12 School | 2.8 kg/sqft
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
| 166 tons
#12 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Oakwood Court
🏆
6547-69 N Harlem Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
| 319 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
350 W Belden
⚠️
350 W Belden Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
| 396 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
Holland Apartments
🕰️
240 W 107th Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft | 164 tons |
|
Newberry Plaza Townhouse Owners Association
⚡
🕰️
⚠️
1000 N STATE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft | 171 tons |
|
StStan_School
⚠️
1255 N Noble St
| K-12 School | 2.8 kg/sqft
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
| 275 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Vision Rentals
⚠️
1624 W. Division St
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
| 176 tons
#16 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
1606 1624 W Granville Ave / 6200 6248 N Clark St / 1605 1623 Thome Ave
🏆
1606 1624 W Granville Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
#29 Lowest in Chicago*
| 560 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
2333 2341 N COMMONWEALTH AVE
🕰️
⚠️
2333 2341 N COMMONWEALTH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft | 245 tons |
|
Optima Lakeview
🏆
📷
3460 N Broadway St
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft
#21 Lowest in Chicago*
| 849 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
A&M 445 WEST ERIE, LLC
🏆
445 West Erie
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
#21 Lowest in Chicago*
| 142 tons
#6 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
2150 S Canalport Avenue
🏆
2150 S Canalport Avenue
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
#21 Lowest in Chicago*
| 594 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
343 W Erie St
🏆
343 W Erie Street
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
#21 Lowest in Chicago*
| 232 tons
Lowest 3%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data