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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
411 S Wells
411 S Wells Street
| Office | 5.5 kg/sqft 
Lowest 43%
| 319 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
Truman College
(City Colleges)
1145 West Wilson Ave
| College/University | 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 42%
| 5,238 tons 
Highest 6%
|
|
The Gage Commericial Condominium Building
⚠️
18-28 S. Michigan Avenue
| College/University | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,141 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
3710 N PINE GROVE LLC
⚠️
3710 N Pine Grove Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 324 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
Uptown Preservation Apartments
📷
4431 N. Clifton
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 378 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
335 Schiller LLC
343 W Schiller St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 524 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
Montclare Senior Residences of Englewood
6332 S. Green Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 502 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
845 W MADISON ST
🕰️
⚠️
845 W MADISON ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 2,692 tons |
|
Independence Apartments
📷
4022 N Elston
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 329 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
754 S Wabash
754 S Wabash
| College/University | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 657 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Byrne
5329 S Oak Park Ave
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 420 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
AM1980 (am028)
1980 N Milwaukee Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 465 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
640 North Wells
640 North Wells St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,488 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
Balmoral Plaza Condominium
2606-2610 W Balmoral Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 284 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Gallery on Wells
🕰️
⚠️
637 N. Wells Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 2,388 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data