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(opens in a new tab). 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 / AddressPrimary Property Type GHG Intensity
(kg CO2 eq./sqft)
Total GHG Emissions
(tons CO2 eq.)
920 N Wells St
920 N Wells St
- -
311 W Huron St
311 W Huron St
- -
868 N Wells St
868 N Wells St
Residential - -
Ogden Commons
1325 S Washtenaw Ave
- -
3928 N Lincoln Ave
3928 N Lincoln Ave
- -
Cassidy on Canal
350 N Canal St
Residential - -
New Hampton Inn & Suites
710 S Seeley Ave
Commercial - -
1044 W Van Buren St
1044 W Van Buren St
Residential - -
1625 N Harlem Ave
1625 N Harlem Ave
Commercial - -
The Leo
741 N Wells St
Residential - -
The Saint Grand
218 E Grand Ave
Residential - -
234 West Polk St
234 West Polk St
Residential - -
166 N Aberdeen St
166 N Aberdeen St
Residential - -
160 N Elizabeth St
160 N Elizabeth St
Residential - -
513 S Damen Ave
513 S Damen Ave
Residential - -
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Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)