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.)
Imprint -CO (mp041) 717 S Clark St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	2,095 tons Highest 20%
Signature Lofts 📷 1750 N Wolcott Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	225 tons Lowest 2%
727 W Madison St 🕰️ ⚠️ 727 W Madison St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft	2,962 tons
5525 W Diversey Avenue 📷 5525 W Diversey Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	308 tons Lowest 9%
Midway Pointe Senior Residences 🕰️ ⚠️ 5011 W 47TH ST	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft	381 tons
Niche 905 905 N Orleans	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	1,008 tons Highest 43%
Green Street Lofts 400 S Green Street	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	520 tons Lowest 29%
Archer Place Condominium Association ⚠️ 2272 S Archer Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	303 tons Lowest 8%
Olympia Lofts Condominium Association 831-43 W. Adams St.	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	448 tons Lowest 22%
400 West Ontario Condominium Association 400 W Ontario St.	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	976 tons Highest 44%
Disney II HS (CPS) 3900 N Lawndale Ave	K-12 School	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	670 tons Lowest 41%
Stone (CPS) 6239 N Leavitt St	K-12 School	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	306 tons Lowest 9%
Camras ⚠️ (CPS) 3000 N Mango Ave	K-12 School	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	541 tons Lowest 31%
Edwards (CPS) 4815 S Karlov Ave	K-12 School	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	679 tons Lowest 41%
Sheridan (CPS) 533 W 27th St	K-12 School	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	332 tons Lowest 11%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data