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.)
Whitney (CPS) 2815 S Komensky Ave	K-12 School	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	657 tons Lowest 40%
Rogers (CPS) 7345 N Washtenaw Ave	K-12 School	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	538 tons Lowest 31%
Nixon (CPS) 2121 N Keeler Ave	K-12 School	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	779 tons Lowest 48%
Farnsworth (CPS) 5414 N Linder Ave	K-12 School	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	488 tons Lowest 26%
210 East Pearson Condominium Association 210 E. Pearson St.	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	628 tons Lowest 38%
Wilson Yard 1026-1032 W Montrose	Mixed Use Property	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	2,491 tons Highest 16%
111 E Chestnut Condominium Association 111 E. Chestnut	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	3,519 tons Highest 10%
Regatta Condominium Association 420 E. Waterside Dr	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	2,697 tons Highest 15%
Ritchie Court Condominium Association ⚡ 1313 N Ritchie Court	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	1,168 tons Highest 38%
Lofts At Museum Park Condominium Association 1305 S. Michigan Ave.	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	1,624 tons Highest 27%
3920 N LAKE SHORE DR 🕰️ ⚠️ 3920 N LAKE SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft	550 tons
Kingsbury on the Park 653 N. Kingsbury Street	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	1,677 tons Highest 26%
1000 Condominium Association 1000 North Lake Shore Plaza	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	2,401 tons Highest 17%
Michigan Avenue Tower II Condominium Association 1400 South Michigan Avenue	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	2,047 tons Highest 21%
1464 S Michigan Condo Association ⚠️ 1464 S. Michigan Avenue	Multifamily Housing	6.0 kg/sqft Highest 48%	1,576 tons Highest 28%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data