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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
450 W Belmont (wb008)
450 W Belmont
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft 
Lowest 14%
| 575 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Norweta Apartments - 2611 N Hermitage
2611 North Hermitage Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 348 tons
Lowest 13%
|
|
Atelier (5556 N. Sheridan Rd.)
⚠️
5556 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 365 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
Fernwood
(CPS)
10041 S Union Ave
| K-12 School | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 221 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
3941 N. Pine Grove Ave.
🕰️
3941 N. Pine Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft | 356 tons |
|
3224 3244 N HALSTED ST
🕰️
3224 3244 N HALSTED ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft | 900 tons  |
|
5 N. Wabash
5 N. Wabash
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 564 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Sangamon Lofts Condominium Association
⚠️
411 S. Sangamon St.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 583 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Anchor House
🕰️
⚠️
1230 W. 76th St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft | 477 tons |
|
River Bank Lofts Condominium Association
550 N. Kingsbury St.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 848 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
400 South Jefferson - OPI
400 South Jefferson Street
| Office | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 910 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
420 W. Grand Condo Association (420 W. Grand Ave.)
420 W. Grand Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 380 tons
Lowest 16%
|
|
3950 W BRYN MAWR AVE
🕰️
3950 W BRYN MAWR AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft | 201 tons |
|
2001 Calumet
2001 S. Calumet Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 456 tons
Lowest 23%
|
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5460 S Woodlawn Ave
⚠️
5460 S Woodlawn Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
| 172 tons
#13 Lowest in Chicago*
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data