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.)
The Lofts at 1800 Condominium Association 1800 W. Grace Street	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	850 tons Highest 49%
4900 Marine Drive Condo (4900 N Marine Drive) ⚠️ 4900 N Marine Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	527 tons Lowest 30%
Foreman HS (CPS) 3235 N Leclaire Ave	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,111 tons Highest 40%
Virtual Academy HS / ES 1326 W 14th Pl	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	743 tons Lowest 45%
Bateman (CPS) 4220 N Richmond St	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	709 tons Lowest 43%
Belmont-Cragin Northwest (CPS) 5252 W Palmer St	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	553 tons Lowest 32%
Miñoso (CPS) 3527 S Wallace St	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	276 tons Lowest 6%
The Theatre School 📷 (DePaul) 2350 N. Racine	College/University	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	768 tons Lowest 47%
1445 N State Parkway 1445 N State Parkway	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,351 tons Highest 34%
330 N Clinton Condo Assoc 330 N Clinton St	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	298 tons Lowest 8%
Albany Terrace Apartments (CHA) 3030 W. 21st Place	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,224 tons Highest 36%
Calumet Park 🕰️ ⚠️ 9801 S Avenue G	Other - Recreation	4.7 kg/sqft	271 tons
Vue20 Condo Association 1845 S. Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,165 tons Highest 38%
Museum Pointe Condominium (233 E 13th St ) 233 E 13th St	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,556 tons Highest 29%
Thorndale Beach North Condominium Association ⚡ 5901 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,145 tons Highest 39%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data