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.)
325 S. Paulina St. (Teamsters Local 705) 325 S. Paulina St.	Office	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	280 tons Lowest 6%
Lakeview 3200 Apartments ⚠️ 3218 N. Clark Street	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	582 tons Lowest 35%
The Resurrection Project - Casa Oueretaro 2012 W 17th St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	254 tons Lowest 4%
Kingsbury Center ⚠️ 1415-1435 N Kingsbury	Strip Mall	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	259 tons Lowest 4%
North Water Apartments & Loews Chicago Hotel 🕰️ ⚠️ 340 E North Water St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft	4,113 tons
1515 Michigan Avenue Condominium Association 1515 -1525 S. Michigan Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	299 tons Lowest 8%
North Center Senior Housing, NFP (St. Vincent DePaul Residence) 🕰️ ⚠️ 4040 N Oakley St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft	404 tons
Surf II LLC 420 W Surf St	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	269 tons Lowest 5%
Nathalie Salmon House 7320 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	246 tons Lowest 4%
Palmer SOuare 2128 N Kedzie	Multifamily Housing	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	1,016 tons Highest 43%
Thorp J / Learn-South Chicago ⚠️ (CPS) 8914 S Buffalo Ave	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	646 tons Lowest 39%
Darwin (CPS) 3116 W Belden Ave	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	588 tons Lowest 36%
Fort Dearborn (CPS) 9025 S Throop St	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	398 tons Lowest 18%
Seward (CPS) 4600 S Hermitage Ave	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	363 tons Lowest 14%
Oglesby (CPS) 7646 S Green St	K-12 School	4.8 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	374 tons Lowest 15%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data