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 Brickyard 2532 - 2554 Narragansett	Strip Mall	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	320 tons Lowest 10%
Windy City South LLC 2036 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	658 tons Lowest 40%
Lakeside Tower, LLC 910 W Lawrence Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	430 tons Lowest 21%
714 -726 W. Waveland, LLC 714 N. Waveland Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	242 tons Lowest 3%
NORTH CENTER 4000 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION 🕰️ ⚠️ 4015 4027 N LINCOLN AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft	352 tons
6334 N Sheridan Condominium Association 6334 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	295 tons Lowest 8%
1900 Lawrence (lw030) 1900 W Lawrence Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	474 tons Lowest 26%
Tandem Lofts Condo Association 1631 S. Michigan Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	407 tons Lowest 19%
Oakley SOuare (St. Stephen's Terrace) 2333 W. Jackson Blvd	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,290 tons Highest 35%
Noble Street Lofts Condominium ⚠️ 515 N. Noble St.	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	313 tons Lowest 10%
Lincoln Park HS (CPS) 2001 N Orchard St	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,611 tons Highest 28%
Rudolph (CPS) 1628 W Washington Blvd	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,242 tons Highest 36%
South Chicago Senior Housing 3039 E 91st Street	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	658 tons Lowest 40%
Yeshiva Ohr Boruch 🕰️ 2828 W Pratt Blvd	K-12 School	4.7 kg/sqft	283 tons
Anderson Point Apartments 📷 5700 North Ashland Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.7 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	746 tons Lowest 46%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data