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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Illume Condominiums
⚠️
111 S. Peoria St.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 17%
| 862 tons 
Highest 49%
|
|
Woodlawn Partners
🕰️
⚠️
6445 6458 S Kenwood Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft | 269 tons |
|
Bradley Business Center II
⚠️
2500 West Bradley Place
| Other | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 1,431 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
TransUnion LLC
⚡
🕰️
555 W Adams St
| Office | 3.8 kg/sqft | 1,201 tons |
|
One East Wacker
One East Wacker Drive
| Office | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 3,024 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
5452 S Ellis
⚠️
5452-5466 S. Ellis Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 17%
| 197 tons
#28 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Old Town Village East
1205-1255 N Orleans Court
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 239 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
Kleo
5504 S. Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 313 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
Breckinridge House
🏆
📷
(UChicago)
1442 E. 59th Street
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 189 tons
#22 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
1117-37 W Monroe
⚠️
1117-1137 W Monroe
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 546 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
CA Washington
27 N. Aberdeen Street
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 671 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Warren Project
⚠️
1609 W. Warren Blvd.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 290 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Peterson Lofts Condominium Association
523 S. Plymouth Ct.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 308 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
Whitmore Apartments
417-21 S Central
| Multifamily Housing | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 257 tons
Lowest 4%
|
|
Epic Academy Charter High School
(CPS)
8255 S. Houston
| K-12 School | 3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 261 tons
Lowest 5%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data