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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
SV Care (Southview Manor, Inc.)
3311 S. Michigan Ave.
| Senior Living Community | 8.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 21%
| 457 tons 
Lowest 24%
|
|
280 Building
(SAIC)
280 S. Columbus Dr.
| College/University | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,174 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Crerar Library
🏆
📷
(UChicago)
5730 South Ellis Avenue
| Library | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,393 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
142 East Ontario
⚡
142 E Ontario
| Office | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,136 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
11 East Adams LLC
11 East Adams
| Office | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,336 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
William Jones Apartments
(CHA)
1447 S. Ashland Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 533 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Bridgeport Homes
🕰️
⚠️
(CHA)
844 W 32nd St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft | 922 tons |
|
30 East Huron Condominium Association
30 E Huron
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 4,632 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
1111 S. Wabash Condominium Association
⚠️
1111 S. Wabash
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 3,338 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
112th Street Building
11203 S Ellis St
| Office | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 508 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
5411 N Winthrop-CLK
⚠️
5411 N Winthrop
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 420 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
72 E 11th St
(Columbia)
72 E 11th St
| College/University | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 553 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Inc.
5001-5013 S. Michigan Avenue
| Other - Services | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 497 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
Reside on Morse
🕰️
1340 W MORSE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft | 518 tons |
|
Village Market at Lakeshore East
⚠️
333 E. Benton Place
| Enclosed Mall | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 872 tons
Highest 48%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data