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.)
West Side Realty Corporation ⚡ 300 S. Ashland Ave.	Office	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	691 tons Lowest 42%
Museum of Contemporary Art 📷 ⚠️ 220 E. Chicago Avenue	Museum	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	2,443 tons Highest 16%
Symphony Center 220 South Michigan Avenue	Performing Arts	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	3,094 tons Highest 12%
909 W. Washington Condo 909 W. Washington Blvd	Multifamily Housing	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	957 tons Highest 45%
217 N. Jefferson 217 N. Jefferson	Office	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	610 tons Lowest 37%
ECD Streeterville Hotel LLC 216 E. Ontario	Hotel	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	937 tons Highest 46%
Mark Twain Hotel ⚠️ 111 W Division St	Multifamily Housing	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	610 tons Lowest 37%
29SA6-CHIGS-Sheraton Grand Chicago 🚩 301 E. North Water Street	Hotel	10.5 kg/sqft Highest 9%	12,129 tons #41 Highest
Choxy LLC 530 N Lasalle Dr	Hotel	10.4 kg/sqft Highest 10%	644 tons Lowest 39%
Owens-CPS 🕰️ (CPS) 11445 S State St	K-12 School	10.4 kg/sqft	785 tons
820 W. Jackson LLC ⚡ 820 W. Jackson	Office	10.4 kg/sqft Highest 10%	1,820 tons Highest 24%
Piper's Alley ⚠️ 230 W. North Avenue	Mixed Use Property	10.4 kg/sqft Highest 10%	2,274 tons Highest 18%
Chicago IL HL 1816 North Clark St	Hotel	10.4 kg/sqft Highest 10%	1,003 tons Highest 43%
College of Education Building 🏆 📷 (DePaul) 2247 N. Halstead Ave.	College/University	10.4 kg/sqft Highest 10%	530 tons Lowest 30%
1165 Property Owner, LLC ⚡ 1165 N Clark Street	Office	10.4 kg/sqft Highest 10%	1,070 tons Highest 41%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data