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.)
Henry Crown Field House 🏆 5550 South University Ave.	Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	845 tons Lowest 50%
1309 N Wells 1309 N Wells St	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	671 tons Lowest 41%
Howe (CPS) 720 N Lorel Ave	K-12 School	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	406 tons Lowest 19%
Motley School Apartments 🕰️ ⚠️ 739 N Ada St	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft	331 tons
1961 - ELSTON/LEAVITT 2570 N Elston Ave	Retail Store	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	696 tons Lowest 42%
1164 West Madison 1164 W. Madison St.	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	1,461 tons Highest 31%
Hattie Callner (CHA) 855 W. Aldine Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	662 tons Lowest 40%
Chandler (450 E Waterside Dr.) 450 E Waterside Dr.	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	2,737 tons Highest 14%
2930 Sheridan Tower Condominium Association 2930 N. Sheridan Rd.	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	1,398 tons Highest 32%
University Station CA 🕰️ ⚠️ 1550 S Blue Island Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft	1,719 tons
Lowell House Condominium Association 88 West Schiller	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	1,622 tons Highest 27%
Aqua at Lakeshore East 📷 ⚠️ 225 N Columbus Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	7,560 tons Highest 3%
1500 Lakeshore Drive Building Corp. 1500 Lakeshore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	1,664 tons Highest 27%
Sheridan Surf LLC 2850 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	1,102 tons Highest 40%
Sutherland (CHA) 4659 S. Drexel	Multifamily Housing	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 43%	846 tons Lowest 50%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data