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.)
Kelvyn Park HS (CPS) 4343 W Wrightwood Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	928 tons Highest 46%
Beaubien (CPS) 5025 N Laramie Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	571 tons Lowest 34%
Budlong (CPS) 2701 W Foster Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	498 tons Lowest 27%
Sayre (CPS) 1850 N Newland Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	394 tons Lowest 17%
Pasteur (CPS) 5825 S Kostner Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	486 tons Lowest 26%
333 N Jefferson Condo Association 333 N Jefferson Street	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	311 tons Lowest 9%
1120 N Lake Shore Drive 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	671 tons Lowest 41%
La Follette Park 🕰️ ⚠️ 1333 N Laramie Ave	Other - Recreation	4.9 kg/sqft	318 tons
900/910 Lake Shore Drive 900 North Lake Shore Dr.	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	3,026 tons Highest 13%
The Columbian Condominium Association 1160 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	2,270 tons Highest 18%
Edgewater Beach Apartment Corporation 📷 5555 N. Sheridan Road	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	3,008 tons Highest 13%
5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd Condo (5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd ) 5400-5420 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	569 tons Lowest 34%
Parkview Residences 🕰️ ⚠️ 5920 N Ridge	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft	271 tons
New Mildred LLC ⚠️ 2900-2914 North Mildred Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	302 tons Lowest 8%
Acero Schools - Cruz - Rogers Park 7416 N Ridge Rd.	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	991 tons Highest 44%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data