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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skinner North
(CPS)
640 W Scott St
| K-12 School | 5.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 41%
| 375 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
320 322 W OAKDALE AVE
🕰️
⚠️
320 322 W OAKDALE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 712 tons |
|
USEF GC Century Tower LLC
182 W Lake St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,380 tons 
Highest 33%
|
|
100 E Huron CA
⚠️
100 E. Huron Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 2,704 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
325 North Wells
325 North Wells
| College/University | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 826 tons
Lowest 49%
|
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Wicker Park Apartments
(CHA)
1414 N Damen Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,022 tons
Highest 42%
|
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Carl Sandburg Village Condominium Association No. 1
1355 N. Sandburg Terrace
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 3,927 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Michigan Avenue Tower Condominium Association
1250 S. Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 2,164 tons
Highest 19%
|
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The 400 Condominium Association
🚩
400 E. Randolph St.
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 6,030 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
1100 N. Lake Shore Condominium Association
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1100 N LAKESHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 1,239 tons |
|
200 East Delaware
200 E. Delaware Place
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,846 tons
Highest 24%
|
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Residences at Riverbend Condominium (333 N Canal St )
⚠️
333 N Canal St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 3,235 tons
Highest 11%
|
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Metropolitan Tower Condo Association
310 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 3,114 tons
Highest 12%
|
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Avenue East Condominiums
160 East Illinois Street
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 41%
| 1,406 tons
Highest 32%
|
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One One One Morgan
🕰️
111 S Morgan St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.4 kg/sqft | 1,037 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data