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.)
Manchester Building Lofts Condominium Association 🕰️ ⚠️ 2033 2045 W CHARLESTON ST	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft	210 tons
Fountainview Apartments (CHA) 1333-39 S Independence Blvd	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	342 tons Lowest 12%
Josephinum Academy 🕰️ ⚠️ 1501 N Oakley Blvd	K-12 School	4.0 kg/sqft	337 tons
Smith Senior Living ⚡ 🕰️ 2320 W 113TH PL	Senior Living Community	4.0 kg/sqft	1,497 tons
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago 🕰️ 6400 S. Kimbark Avenue	Worship Facility	4.0 kg/sqft	199 tons
G & A Senior Residence at Eastgate Village 300 E. 26th Street	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	417 tons Lowest 20%
No. 10 Urban Court Lofts 1040 W. Adams St.	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	1,532 tons Highest 29%
2000 N. Lincoln Park West ⚠️ 2000 N. Lincoln Park West; 2052 N. Lincoln Park West	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	994 tons Highest 44%
225 W. Ohio 225 W. Ohio	Office	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	244 tons Lowest 3%
Coliseum Park ⚠️ 1440 S. Wabash Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	250 tons Lowest 4%
2367 W Logan 2367 West Logan Blvd	Other - Recreation	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	232 tons Lowest 3%
Trevi SOuare Condominium Association 1439 S Michigan	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	416 tons Lowest 20%
616 Fulton Lofts Condominium Association 616 W. Fulton St.	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	653 tons Lowest 39%
415 Condominium Association 415-421 W. Aldine Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	566 tons Lowest 33%
442 444 W WELLINGTON AVE 🕰️ 442 444 W WELLINGTON AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft	531 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data