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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Francis W Parker School - Main Building
⚠️
330 W Webster Ave
| K-12 School | 7.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 24%
| 1,850 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
T2613 - Chicago Division
1200 N Larrabee St
| Retail Store | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,505 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
Grand Ohio Condo (211 E. Ohio St.)
⚠️
211 E. Ohio St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 4,521 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
The Townhouse Apartments
7022 S South Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,032 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
CHICAGO MCKINLEY PARK (2078)
⚠️
1940 W 33rd St
| Retail Store | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,104 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
The Promenade Condominium Association
⚠️
1201 W Adams
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 661 tons 
Lowest 40%
|
|
1980 - KIMBALL & ADDISON
3500 N Kimball Ave
| Retail Store | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 862 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
6119 6125 N Winchester
6119-6125 N Winchester Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 456 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
215 WEST - LPC
215 W Washington St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 3,067 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
4600 N. Winchester
4600 N. Winchester Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 399 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
The Rookery Building
📷
⚡
209 S. Lasalle
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,681 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
111 South Wacker
🚩
⚡
111 South Wacker
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 9,907 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
122 Property LLC
122 S. Michigan Ave.
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 4,041 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
DePaul Center
📷
(DePaul)
1 East Jackson Blvd.
| College/University | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 5,547 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Union Lofts Condominium Association
3500 South Sauganash
| Multifamily Housing | 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 627 tons
Lowest 38%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data