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.)
RICHARD J. DALEY CENTER 🚩 50 W. Washington	Courthouse	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	10,558 tons #50 Highest
Two North Riverside Plaza ⚠️ 2 North Riverside Plaza	Office	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	5,037 tons Highest 6%
Presidents Plaza 2 8700 West Bryn Mawr Ave	Office	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 34%	3,015 tons Highest 13%
Onni Grand LP 369 W. Grand Ave.	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	2,802 tons Highest 14%
Alcove Condominium 1648 W Division St	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	614 tons Lowest 37%
Coeval - CO (cv013) ⚠️ 51 E 14th St	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	1,241 tons Highest 36%
619 S LaSalle ⚠️ 619 S Lasalle St	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	749 tons Lowest 46%
Roscoe Village 🕰️ ⚠️ 1800 West Roscoe	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft	1,439 tons
JeffJack 601 West Jackson	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	1,312 tons Highest 35%
Martha Washington 2324 West Irving Park Road	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	688 tons Lowest 42%
7150 Cyril Court Apartments 7150 S. Cyril Court	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	495 tons Lowest 27%
Paul G. Stewart Apartments Phase III 🕰️ ⚠️ 401 E Bowen Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft	1,102 tons
1301 E 47Th St ⚠️ 1301 E 47th St	Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	614 tons Lowest 37%
CICS Ralph Ellison 1817 W. 80th St.	K-12 School	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	466 tons Lowest 25%
Pilsen (CPS) 1420 W 17th St	K-12 School	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	412 tons Lowest 19%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data