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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Rice Building
815 W Van Buren
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 35%
| 567 tons 
Lowest 34%
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The Royalle Condominium Association
744 N. Clark St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 548 tons
Lowest 32%
|
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209 W. Jackson
209 W. Jackson
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,146 tons
Highest 39%
|
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4437 S CICERO AVE
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4437 S CICERO AVE
| Senior Living Community | 7.0 kg/sqft | 695 tons |
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Midrise at Ike Sims Village
3333 W Maypole Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 546 tons
Lowest 31%
|
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Barton Senior Residences of Chicago
1245 South Wood Street
| Senior Living Community | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 582 tons
Lowest 35%
|
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Dearborn I LLC
1036 N Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 502 tons
Lowest 27%
|
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1000 N. LaSalle Apartments
1000 N. Lasalle St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 846 tons
Lowest 50%
|
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211 E. Chicago Ave.
211 E. Chicago Ave.
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 2,769 tons
Highest 14%
|
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Southbridge 9 Master Owner LLC
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2344 S State St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 831 tons
Lowest 50%
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Montclare Senior Residences of Calumet Heights
9401 S Stony Island
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 899 tons
Highest 47%
|
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110 North Wacker Drive - Bank of America Tower
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110 N. Wacker Drive
| Office | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 11,887 tons #43 Highest
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The Mason (ms015)
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180 N. Ada Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 1,447 tons
Highest 31%
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9 WEST WALTON CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
9 W Walton
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 2,626 tons
Highest 15%
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Sheridan Grande Condo (4848 N. Sheridan Rd.)
4848 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 36%
| 764 tons
Lowest 47%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data