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.)
Burley (CPS) 1630 W Barry Ave	K-12 School	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	301 tons Lowest 8%
3180 N LSD (3180 N. Lake Shore Drive) 3180 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	1,777 tons Highest 25%
15th Place 🕰️ ⚠️ 811 - 833 W 15th Pl	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft	1,294 tons
3800 Lake Shore Drive Condo Association 3800 N Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	1,280 tons Highest 35%
110 East Delaware Condominium (110 E Delaware Pl) 110 E Delaware Pl	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	820 tons Lowest 49%
1448 North Lake Shore Drive Building Corporation 1448 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	891 tons Highest 48%
444 North Wells Street ⚡ 444 North Wells Street	Office	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	376 tons Lowest 15%
Maria Diaz Martinez Apartments (CHA) 2111 N Halsted St	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	627 tons Lowest 38%
Jones HS (CPS) 700 S State St	K-12 School	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	1,938 tons Highest 22%
340 West Superior Condominium Association 340 W. Superior	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	1,451 tons Highest 31%
525 Hawthorne Place Condominium Association 525 W Hawthorne Place	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	1,418 tons Highest 32%
Forty East Cedar Condominium 40 E Cedar St	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	493 tons Lowest 27%
The Carlyle Apartments Condo (1040 N Lake Shore Dr ) 1040 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	2,585 tons Highest 15%
7321 S. Shore Co-Operative Apts. Inc (7321 S. Shore Dr. Apt., ) 7321 S. Shore Dr. Apt.,	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	881 tons Highest 48%
The Barry Condominium, Inc. 3100 N. Sheridan Rd.	Multifamily Housing	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	891 tons Highest 48%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data