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.)
Lake Park Plaza Condominium Association 3930 N. Pine Grove Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	2,685 tons Highest 15%
City Centre Condominium 🕰️ 208 W. Washington Street	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft	2,015 tons
5040-60 Marine Drive Condominium Association 5040-5060 N Marine Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	1,211 tons Highest 37%
BVM Hall/SES-ID#175895 (Loyola) 6364 N Sheridan Rd	Office	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	570 tons Lowest 34%
1623 Belmont Ashland Assoc LP 1617-1633 W Belmont Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	299 tons Lowest 8%
Hampton House Condominiums 1715-1733 E. 53dr St.	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	919 tons Highest 47%
Evelyn Lane Condominium Association ⚡ 5332 N Delphia	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	292 tons Lowest 7%
The Bernardin 🕰️ 747 N Wabash Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft	1,712 tons
West 77 (we045) 77 West Huron Street	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	2,020 tons Highest 21%
Congressman George W. Collins Apts ⚡ 1401 S Blue Island Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	650 tons Lowest 39%
Horizon House (5733 N Sheridan Rd) ⚡ 5733 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	1,424 tons Highest 31%
24 S. Morgan 24 South Morgan Street	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	676 tons Lowest 41%
2800 North Orchard Condominium Association 2800 N. Orchard St.	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	497 tons Lowest 27%
15th Street Loft Condominium Association 1507 S State St	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	577 tons Lowest 35%
537 S. Dearborn St. 537 S. Dearborn St.	Multifamily Housing	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	406 tons Lowest 19%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data