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.)
Columbus on the Park Condominium 🕰️ ⚠️ 811 S Lytle	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft	958 tons
Clinton Complex Condominium Association 📷 🕰️ ⚠️ 500 S Clinton St	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft	1,634 tons
Sheridan Shore Courts Condominium Association 7021-7035 N. Sheridan Rd.	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	389 tons Lowest 17%
550 W Fulton Condo Assoc. 550 W Fulton	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	312 tons Lowest 9%
The Park Monroe Condominium Homes Association 65 E. Monroe St.	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	2,336 tons Highest 17%
Ogden HS (CPS) 1250 W Erie St	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	456 tons Lowest 23%
StMonica_School 5115 N. Mont Clare Ave.	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	263 tons Lowest 5%
Kelvyn Park HS (CPS) 4343 W Wrightwood Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	928 tons Highest 46%
Beaubien (CPS) 5025 N Laramie Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	571 tons Lowest 34%
Budlong (CPS) 2701 W Foster Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	498 tons Lowest 27%
Sayre (CPS) 1850 N Newland Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	394 tons Lowest 17%
Pasteur (CPS) 5825 S Kostner Ave	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	486 tons Lowest 26%
Hinton Elementary, William Augustus -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 646 W 71st St	K-12 School	4.9 kg/sqft	355 tons
333 N Jefferson Condo Association 333 N Jefferson Street	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	311 tons Lowest 9%
1120 N Lake Shore Drive 1120 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 24%	671 tons Lowest 41%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data