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.)
2 South Leavitt Condominium Association 2 S. Leavitt St.	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	225 tons Lowest 3%
Parkside Terrace Apartments 143 N Parkside Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	352 tons Lowest 13%
Library Tower Condo Association 520 S State Street	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	1,475 tons Highest 30%
5000 Marine Drive Corporation 5000 N. Marine Dr.	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	621 tons Lowest 38%
Catholic Charities Saint Alibe - (Faith Apartments) 🕰️ 1244 East 93rd Street	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft	734 tons
Chiarts HS (CPS) 2714 W Augusta Blvd	K-12 School	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	699 tons Lowest 42%
Brentano (CPS) 2723 N Fairfield Ave	K-12 School	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	481 tons Lowest 26%
Nettelhorst (CPS) 3252 N Broadway St	K-12 School	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	430 tons Lowest 21%
Sanctuary Hall 2358 N. Sheffield	College/University	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	422 tons Lowest 20%
555 Cornelia (251219) 555 West Cornelia Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	913 tons Highest 47%
Henry Horner Annex ⚠️ (CHA) 1815 W. Monroe Street	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	420 tons Lowest 20%
Steinmetz HS (CPS) 3030 N Mobile Ave	K-12 School	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	1,633 tons Highest 27%
411 W Ontario 411 W. Ontario Street	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	1,064 tons Highest 41%
535 North Michigan ⚠️ 535 North Michigan Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	1,838 tons Highest 24%
401 East Ontario Condominiums 401 East Ontario	Multifamily Housing	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	1,832 tons Highest 24%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data