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.)
Crown Hall 📷 ⚡ (Illinois Tech) 3360 S State Street	Commercial	-	-
Thornwood House Apartments (University Park) ⚡ 🕰️ 1 Thornwood Drive		-	-
737 N Ada St ⚡ ❌ 737 N Ada St		-	-
3905-29 N. Western Ave. ⚡ 3905-29 N. Western Ave.	Residential	-	-
XS Tennis and Education Foundation ⚡ ❌ 5336 S State St		-	-
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⚡ ❌ 822 N Clark St		-	-
33 S Ashland Ave 📷 ⚠️ 33 S Ashland Ave		-	-
1767 Rosehill ⚡ ❌ 1767 Rosehill Dr		-	-
1636 W Adams St ⚠️ 1636 W Adams St		-	-
The Renaissance at Southshore / Symphony South Shore LLC ⚠️ 2425 E 71st St	Commercial	-	-
4631 4637 S Lake Park ⚠️ 4631 4637 S Lake Park	Residential	-	-
The Field School ⚡ ❌ 517 N Parkside Ave	Commercial	-	-
ASPIRA Business and Finance High School ⚠️ 2989 N Milwaukee Ave	K-12 School	-	-
Kedzie Plaza ⚠️ 4756-4770 South Kedzie Avenue	Commercial	-	-
Lincoln Village 2 ⚠️ 6135-6199 North Lincoln	Commercial	-	-

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity