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.)
Lycee Francais de Chicago 🕰️ ⚠️ 1929 W WILSON AVE	K-12 School	6.8 kg/sqft	591 tons
Greenview Place SLF 1501 W. Melrose St.	Senior Living Community	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	566 tons Lowest 34%
Argyle Place Apartments 850 W. Argyle St.	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	398 tons Lowest 18%
Sauganash (CPS) 6040 N Kilpatrick Ave	K-12 School	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	465 tons Lowest 25%
Bouchet (CPS) 7355 S Jeffery Blvd	K-12 School	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	962 tons Highest 45%
THC YT LLC ⚠️ 2701 S Indiana Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	2,231 tons Highest 19%
Dr. Mildred C. Harris Apartments (CHA) 6360 S Minerva Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	686 tons Lowest 42%
Harry J. Schneider Apartments (CHA) 1750 W. Peterson Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	754 tons Lowest 46%
Americana Towers Condominium 1636 N. Wells	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	2,404 tons Highest 17%
Edge Lofts & Tower Condominium Association 210 South Des Plaines Street	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	1,605 tons Highest 28%
1620 S. Michigan Ave Condo Association 1620 S. Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	1,711 tons Highest 26%
Six N. Michigan (6 N. Michigan) ⚠️ 6 N. Michigan	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	1,576 tons Highest 28%
201 East Chestnut Condominium Association ⚠️ 201 E. Chestnut	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	1,371 tons Highest 33%
2339 N. Geneva 2339 N. Geneva Terrace	Multifamily Housing	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	444 tons Lowest 22%
ACME Hotel Company 15 E Ohio St	Hotel	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	545 tons Lowest 31%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data