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.)
4653 4661 S LAKE PARK AVE 🕰️ ⚠️ 4653 4661 S LAKE PARK AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft	190 tons
33 W HURON ST 🕰️ 33 W HURON ST	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft	607 tons
2609 West Belmont Avenue ⚠️ 2609 West Belmont Avenue	Multifamily Housing	3.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	345 tons Lowest 12%
4124-4132 N Kedvale Avenue 🕰️ 4124-4132 N Kedvale Avenue	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft	166 tons
Hawthorne Point 🏆 1511-1525 W Cullom Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 13%	163 tons #9 Lowest in Chicago*
900-10 W Winona 🏆 900-10 W Winona St	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 13%	164 tons #10 Lowest in Chicago*
Wolf Point East ⚡ 🕰️ 313 W Wolf Point Plaza	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft	2,983 tons
Oakwood Shores 2D 🕰️ ⚠️ 3744-54 S ELLIS AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft	638 tons
Metro North Condominium Association 🕰️ 3946 N Ravenswood Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft	246 tons
Highlands Tudor Manor 7018 S. Cregier	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 13%	298 tons Lowest 8%
Goudy (CPS) 5120 N Winthrop Ave	K-12 School	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 13%	317 tons Lowest 10%
Dixon (CPS) 8306 S Saint Lawrence Ave	K-12 School	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 13%	328 tons Lowest 11%
Schatz Building 610 N Fairbanks Ct	Retail Store	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 13%	233 tons Lowest 3%
North Shore Baptist Church 🕰️ 5244 N Lakewood Ave	Worship Facility	3.2 kg/sqft	162 tons
Cosmopolitan Lofts Condominium Association 🕰️ ⚠️ 1133 1137 S WABASH AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.2 kg/sqft	323 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data