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.)
Prete Apartments 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. E	Residential Care Facility	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	399 tons Lowest 18%
430 W Erie Street 430 W Erie Street	Office	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	420 tons Lowest 20%
The Bristol Condominium Association 57 East Delaware Place	Multifamily Housing	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	3,489 tons Highest 10%
1333 N Kingsbury 🕰️ ⚠️ 1333 N Kingsbury	Office	7.1 kg/sqft	740 tons
Lyon (CPS) 2941 N Mcvicker Ave	K-12 School	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	836 tons Lowest 50%
Revere (CPS) 1010 E 72nd St	K-12 School	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	581 tons Lowest 35%
Reinberg (CPS) 3425 N Major Ave	K-12 School	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	554 tons Lowest 32%
Pulaski ⚠️ (CPS) 2230 W Mclean Ave	K-12 School	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	736 tons Lowest 45%
Nicholson (CPS) 6006 S Peoria St	K-12 School	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	506 tons Lowest 28%
244 E Pearson LLC 244 E Pearson St	Multifamily Housing	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,035 tons Highest 42%
William Castleman Apartments (CHA) 4945 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,058 tons Highest 41%
Huron Pointe Condo Assn ( 421 W. Huron St) 421 W. Huron St	Multifamily Housing	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	871 tons Highest 48%
990 North Lake Shore Drive 990 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	2,109 tons Highest 20%
2700 N. Hampden Court Condominium Association ⚡ 2700 N. Hampden Ct.	Multifamily Housing	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	794 tons Lowest 48%
740 Fulton Condominium Association 740 W Fulton St	Multifamily Housing	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,166 tons Highest 38%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data