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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Madison 123 Assoc LLC
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123 W Madison St
| Office | 9.8 kg/sqft  | 885 tons |
|
2631 S Indiana Ave
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2631 S Indiana Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft | 2,420 tons |
|
00821-Brookdale Lake View
3121 North Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 2,021 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Atlas 2 E 8th St
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2 E 8th St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.8 kg/sqft | 2,587 tons |
|
Addison Mall LLC
2901-2949 W. Addison Avenue
| Strip Mall | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 676 tons 
Lowest 41%
|
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Wright College
(City Colleges)
4300 North Narragansett
| College/University | 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 5,308 tons
Highest 6%
|
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Arts and Education Center
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1646 N. Halsted St.
| Performing Arts | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 512 tons
Lowest 28%
|
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100 South State Street
🕰️
100 South State Street
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft | 674 tons |
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3755 at Oakwood Shores (Oakwood Shores 2C)
3753-3755 S. Cottage Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 709 tons
Lowest 43%
|
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Brooks Building LLC
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223 Jackson Blvd.
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,631 tons
Highest 27%
|
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1201 W. Washington
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1201 W. Washington Blvd.
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 540 tons
Lowest 31%
|
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Midway SOuare
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5109 - 5151 S. Pulaski Road
| Strip Mall | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 538 tons
Lowest 30%
|
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MDA City Apartments
🕰️
⚠️
63 E Lake St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.7 kg/sqft | 1,704 tons |
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29 East Madison LLC
29 E. Madison
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 2,327 tons
Highest 18%
|
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The Thompson Building
350 N. Clark St.
| Office | 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 1,081 tons
Highest 40%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data