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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Delaware III LLC
211 E Delaware Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 45%
| 366 tons 
Lowest 14%
|
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C5501WAS (25112)
5501 W Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 762 tons
Lowest 47%
|
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The National
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125 S. Clark Street
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 3,715 tons
Highest 9%
|
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Woodlawn Terrace
4724-4730 S. Woodlawn Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 374 tons
Lowest 15%
|
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332 Property LLC
332 South Michigan Ave.
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 3,390 tons
Highest 10%
|
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333 North Michigan
333 North Michigan Ave
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 2,320 tons
Highest 18%
|
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The Jewelers Building
35 East Wacker Drive
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 3,968 tons
Highest 9%
|
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10/30 South Wacker
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🕰️
10 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft | 18,395 tons |
|
70 W Madison
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70 W. Madison St
| Office | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 10,238 tons
Highest 2%
|
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G&A Senior Residence at Ravenswood
1818 W Peterson #900
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 702 tons
Lowest 43%
|
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Hubbard HS
(CPS)
6200 S Hamlin Ave
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 1,395 tons
Highest 32%
|
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231-Senior Suites-Garfield Ridge
5839 S. Harlem Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 379 tons
Lowest 16%
|
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905 Fulton Market
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905 W Fulton Street
| Office | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 635 tons
Lowest 38%
|
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Fletcher Lofts, LLC
3141 N Sheffield Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 461 tons
Lowest 24%
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NEMA Chicago
1200 South Indiana Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.3 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 6,958 tons
Highest 4%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data