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.)
150 North Michigan 🏆 150 North Michigan Avenue	Office	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	4,064 tons Highest 9%
71 South Wacker 🚩 📷 71 S. Wacker Drive	Office	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	9,656 tons Highest 2%
Triangle Plaza 8750-8770 West Bryn Mawr Ave	Office	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	4,359 tons Highest 8%
The Damen Jarvis ⚠️ 7320-30 N Damen Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	315 tons Lowest 10%
Morgan Park HS ⚠️ (CPS) 1744 W Pryor Ave	K-12 School	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	1,534 tons Highest 29%
C5504WAB (22251) 5504 S Wabash Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 47%	410 tons Lowest 19%
306 W Erie 📷 306 W Erie St	Office	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	509 tons Lowest 28%
Taylor Street Library Apartments 📷 1346 W Taylor St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	451 tons Lowest 23%
1214 W. Jackson Blvd 1220 W. Jackson Blvd	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	728 tons Lowest 44%
River Walk Townhomes 2903-2923 N Claremont Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	405 tons Lowest 19%
Schiff Residence 1244 N Clybourn	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	358 tons Lowest 14%
Apex Condominium 859 W Erie	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	371 tons Lowest 15%
Residences at The Vic 🕰️ ⚠️ 3140 N Sheffield Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	659 tons
Englewood 901 West 63rd St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	352 tons Lowest 13%
Morningside Court ⚠️ 1250 W. Morse Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	724 tons Lowest 44%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data