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.)
Cleveland (CPS) 3121 W Byron St	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	517 tons Lowest 29%
Onahan (CPS) 6634 W Raven St	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	478 tons Lowest 26%
Coonley (CPS) 4046 N Leavitt St	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	570 tons Lowest 34%
Ebinger (CPS) 7350 W Pratt Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	497 tons Lowest 27%
Jackson Shore Coop Apartments Corp 5490 S. Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	530 tons Lowest 30%
Douglas Park 🕰️ ⚠️ 1401 S Sacramento Dr	Other - Recreation	5.3 kg/sqft	304 tons
3550 N Lake Shore Drive 3550 N Lake Shore Dr.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	3,590 tons Highest 10%
Marina Towers (300 N State St) 📷 ⚡ 300 N State St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	4,207 tons Highest 8%
Winston Towers One 6933 N Kedzie Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	1,721 tons Highest 25%
Sixty Thirty Condominium Association 🕰️ ⚠️ 6030 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	1,571 tons
Maple Tower Condo Association ⚠️ 1035 N Dearborn St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	575 tons Lowest 35%
1212 N. Wells CA 🕰️ ⚠️ 1212 N Wells St	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	972 tons
Venetian Condominium Association 222-232 W. Division St.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	1,178 tons Highest 38%
Hyde Park Bank 🕰️ ⚠️ 1515 - 1531 E 53rd St	Office	5.3 kg/sqft	842 tons
Reside on Clarendon 4157 North Clarendon Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	333 tons Lowest 11%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data