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.)
Ambassador House Condominium Association 1325 N State Parkway	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	1,400 tons Highest 32%
180 North Jefferson Apartments 180 North Jefferson Street	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	1,670 tons Highest 26%
The Goodman Theatre 🕰️ 170 N Dearborn Ave	Performing Arts	7.3 kg/sqft	1,371 tons
Howard & Western Shopping Center ⚠️ 7510-7578 North Western Avenue	Strip Mall	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	508 tons Lowest 28%
Campbell Terrace 2061 N. Campbell	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	1,018 tons Highest 42%
WATERGATE EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION ⚡ 5471 S Hyde Park Blvd	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	400 tons Lowest 18%
Ridgemoor Estates Condominiums 6433 W Belle Plaine Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	425 tons Lowest 21%
1200 Condominium Association 1200 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	700 tons Lowest 43%
North Park Tower Cooperative 🕰️ ⚠️ 300 W. North Avenue	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft	846 tons
1329 1341 W ESTES AVE 🕰️ ⚠️ 1329 1341 W ESTES AVE	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft	489 tons
233-Senior Suites of Hegewisch 13550 S. Avenue O	Senior Living Community	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	441 tons Lowest 22%
OneTwoPru 📷 ⚠️ 130 East Randolph & 180 North Stetson	Office	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	20,000 tons #14 Highest
330 WELLS OWNER LLC 330 S. Wells Street	Multifamily Housing	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	711 tons Lowest 43%
One North Wacker 🚩 📷 ⚡ One North Wacker Drive	Office	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	11,863 tons #44 Highest
Accenture Tower 🚩 📷 ⚡ 500 West Madison Street	Office	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 28%	13,621 tons #34 Highest

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data