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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
618 S. Michigan
(Columbia)
618 S. Michigan
| College/University | 8.8 kg/sqft 
Highest 16%
| 802 tons 
Lowest 49%
|
|
353 North Clark
🚩
353 North Clark Street
| Office | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 11,964 tons #42 Highest
|
|
The Boyce Building
⚠️
500-510 N. Dearborn St.
| Office | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,311 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
57 63 W Grand Ave
57-63 W. Grand Ave.
| Office | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 691 tons
Lowest 42%
|
|
1914 - DAN RYAN
200-232 W 87th St
| Retail Store | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 908 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
CHICAGO SOUTH PULASKI (1879)
⚠️
4433 S Pulaski Rd
| Retail Store | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,064 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
1974 - ARMITAGE / CICERO
1919 N Cicero Ave
| Retail Store | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,035 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
CHICAGO PETERSON AVE (2079)
2112 W Peterson Ave
| Retail Store | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,407 tons
Highest 32%
|
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Clarendon Shores
4750 N. Clarendon Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 449 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
Parkway Apartments
🕰️
⚠️
712 720 W DIVERSEY PKWY
| Multifamily Housing | 8.8 kg/sqft | 464 tons |
|
20 W Kinzie St
🕰️
⚠️
20 W Kinzie St
| Office | 8.8 kg/sqft | 3,447 tons |
|
Water Tower Place
🚨
📷
835 N. Michigan Avenue
| Mixed Use Property | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 22,605 tons #9 Highest
|
|
Senn HS
(CPS)
5900 N Glenwood Ave
| K-12 School | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 2,560 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Grand on Grand Condominium Association
200 W. Grand Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,288 tons
Highest 35%
|
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Alta Grand Central (lt027)
221 W Harrison St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 2,071 tons
Highest 20%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data