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.)
200 N Central 200 N Central Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 47%	316 tons Lowest 10%
3510 N. Pine Grove Ave. 3510 N. Pine Grove Ave.	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 47%	450 tons Lowest 23%
701190 - 1000 West Fulton Market - OPI 1000 West Fulton	Office	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 47%	3,566 tons Highest 10%
2700-2714 N Spaulding Ave ⚠️ 2700-14 N Spaulding, 3300-3312 W. Schubert	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 47%	314 tons Lowest 10%
205 W Wacker 🕰️ 205 W Wacker Dr	Office	6.3 kg/sqft	1,943 tons
111 West Jackson 111 West Jackson Blvd	Office	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 47%	4,217 tons Highest 8%
311 S. Wacker 📷 ⚡ 311 South Wacker	Office	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 47%	9,070 tons Highest 3%
Oriole Park 5424 N Oketo Ave	K-12 School	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	472 tons Lowest 25%
Workshop 4200 4200 W Diversey	Other	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	881 tons Highest 48%
Silver Coast Citadel Condominium Association 7201-09 S Yates Blvd.	Multifamily Housing	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	625 tons Lowest 38%
Delaware II LLC 25 E Delaware Pl	Multifamily Housing	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	657 tons Lowest 40%
Plaza On Dewitt Condominium Association 260 E Chestnut St.	Multifamily Housing	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	2,660 tons Highest 15%
Catholic Charities Mathew Manor 🕰️ 271 N Albany Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.2 kg/sqft	327 tons
Penn ES / Kipp Ascend (CPS) 1616 S Avers Ave	K-12 School	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	976 tons Highest 44%
Gary (CPS) 3740 W 31st St	K-12 School	6.2 kg/sqft Highest 49%	826 tons Lowest 49%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity