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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
MarOuette Building
140 South Dearborn Street
| Office | 7.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 32%
| 2,672 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
125 South Wacker
⚡
125 S Wacker Drive
| Office | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 4,620 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
200 South Wacker Property LLC
⚡
200 South Wacker Drive
| Office | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 6,047 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
30 East (st522)
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30 E Balbo Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 949 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
The Residences at Eight East Huron (gh23)
8 E Huron St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 1,223 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
333 N. Green
333 N. Green
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 4,428 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Lawndale Christian Health and Fitness Center
⚠️
3748 W Ogden Avenue
| Mixed Use Property | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 462 tons 
Lowest 24%
|
|
Prete Apartments
5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. E
| Residential Care Facility | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 399 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
430 W Erie Street
430 W Erie Street
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 420 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
The Bristol Condominium Association
57 East Delaware Place
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 3,489 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Lyon
(CPS)
2941 N Mcvicker Ave
| K-12 School | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 836 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Revere
(CPS)
1010 E 72nd St
| K-12 School | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 581 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Reinberg
(CPS)
3425 N Major Ave
| K-12 School | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 554 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Pulaski
⚠️
(CPS)
2230 W Mclean Ave
| K-12 School | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 736 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Nicholson
(CPS)
6006 S Peoria St
| K-12 School | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 506 tons
Lowest 28%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data