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.)
1380 🕰️ 4730 W Irving Park Rd	Retail Store	6.3 kg/sqft	2,279 tons
Fairmont Care Center ⚡ 🕰️ 5061 N PULASKI RD	Senior Living Community	6.3 kg/sqft	630 tons
Parc Chestnut Condominium Association 849 N Franklin St	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	2,377 tons Highest 17%
Astor Banks Condominium Association ⚠️ 1325 N Astor St	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	346 tons Lowest 13%
Franklin Building Condominium Association 720 S Dearborn St	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	506 tons Lowest 28%
2510 W IRVING PARK RD 🕰️ 2510 W IRVING PARK RD	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft	205 tons
Jeffery Towers 7020 S Jeffery Blvd	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	787 tons Lowest 48%
200 N Central 200 N Central Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	316 tons Lowest 10%
3510 N. Pine Grove Ave. 3510 N. Pine Grove Ave.	Multifamily Housing	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	450 tons Lowest 23%
701190 - 1000 West Fulton Market - OPI 1000 West Fulton	Office	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	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 42%	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 42%	4,217 tons Highest 8%
225 W Wacker ⚡ 🕰️ 225 W Wacker Dr	Office	6.3 kg/sqft	4,544 tons
311 S. Wacker 🚩 📷 ⚡ 311 South Wacker	Office	6.3 kg/sqft Highest 42%	9,070 tons Highest 3%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data