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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Daniel Hudson Burnham Apartments
(CHA)
1930 W. Loyola Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 24%
| 758 tons 
Lowest 46%
|
|
Lofts and Fairbanks at CityFront Plaza
⚠️
240 E. Illinois St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 4,482 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
The Residences at the Joffrey Tower Condo Association
8 E Randolph
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 3,117 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Two East Oak Condominium Association (tw206)
Two East Oak Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,931 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
100 E Walton St
⚠️
100 E Walton St
| Mixed Use Property | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,780 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
400 East Ohio Condominium Association
400 E Ohio Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 2,171 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
229-Senior Suites-Austin
335 N. Menard Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 456 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
6920 S Crandon
6920 S Crandon
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 507 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
3314 Lake Shore Condominium Association
🕰️
⚠️
3314 N LAKE SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft | 452 tons |
|
Las Moradas Apartments
1307 N California
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 496 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Dearborn Homes
2960 S. Federal Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 5,356 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
DT Chicago Magnificent Mile, IL-SV
300 E Ohio Street
| Hotel | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 3,193 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Onni Atrium Apartments, LP
303 W. Division St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 1,121 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Wabash Building
425 S. Wabash Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 3,161 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
O'Hare Plaza II
⚡
🕰️
8755 W HIGGINS RD
| Office | 7.6 kg/sqft | 1,941 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data