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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fulton House Condominium Association
⚡
345 N. Canal St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 48%
| 1,056 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Westgate Condominium Association (812 West Van Buren St)
812 West Van Buren St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Highest 48%
| 399 tons 
Lowest 18%
|
|
Elston & Logan Commercial Development
🕰️
⚠️
2705-2749 N. Elston
| Strip Mall | 6.0 kg/sqft | 338 tons |
|
The Bostonian
🕰️
4278 N HAZEL ST
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft | 286 tons |
|
829 S WABASH AVE
🕰️
⚠️
829 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft | 954 tons |
|
The Morgan at Loyola Station (tg80)
1209 W Arthur Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Highest 48%
| 967 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
2430 Lake View Avenue Building Corporation
2430 N Lakeview Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Highest 48%
| 724 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
1111 W. Division St.
🕰️
1111 W. DIVISION ST.
| Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | 6.0 kg/sqft | 995 tons |
|
Jordan
(CPS)
7414 N Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 6.0 kg/sqft
Highest 48%
| 404 tons
Lowest 18%
|
|
EnV Chicago (nv091) (nv092)
161 W Kinzie Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Highest 48%
| 2,368 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
AMLI River North
71 West Hubbard St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft
Highest 48%
| 2,736 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Left Bank at K Station
🕰️
305 N. Canal St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft | 3,437 tons |
|
Oglesby Towers
🕰️
⚠️
6700 S OGLESBY AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.0 kg/sqft | 1,289 tons |
|
623 S Wabash
(Columbia)
623 S Wabash
| College/University | 6.0 kg/sqft
Highest 48%
| 1,234 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
5042 - North Bridge Block 124 and 125
🕰️
⚠️
520 North Michigan Avenue
| Hotel | 6.0 kg/sqft | 2,879 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data