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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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180 North Jefferson Apartments
180 North Jefferson Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 31%
| 1,670 tons
Highest 26%
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Howard & Western Shopping Center
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7510-7578 North Western Avenue
| Strip Mall | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 508 tons 
Lowest 28%
|
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Campbell Terrace
2061 N. Campbell
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 1,018 tons
Highest 42%
|
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WATERGATE EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
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5471 S Hyde Park Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 400 tons
Lowest 18%
|
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Ridgemoor Estates Condominiums
6433 W Belle Plaine Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 425 tons
Lowest 21%
|
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1200 Condominium Association
1200 North Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 700 tons
Lowest 43%
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1329 1341 W ESTES AVE
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1329 1341 W ESTES AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft | 489 tons |
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233-Senior Suites of Hegewisch
13550 S. Avenue O
| Senior Living Community | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 441 tons
Lowest 22%
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OneTwoPru
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130 East Randolph & 180 North Stetson
| Office | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 20,000 tons #14 Highest
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330 WELLS OWNER LLC
330 S. Wells Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 711 tons
Lowest 43%
|
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One North Wacker
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One North Wacker Drive
| Office | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 11,863 tons #44 Highest
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Accenture Tower
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500 West Madison Street
| Office | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 13,621 tons #34 Highest
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Woodlawn - University of Chicago
(UChicago)
1156 E 61st Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 2,764 tons
Highest 14%
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221 W Hubbard
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221 W Hubbard St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 1,247 tons
Highest 36%
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Burnham Pointe
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730 S Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 2,834 tons
Highest 14%
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Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data