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.)
Catherine Courts Condominium Association of Chicago (5306 N Cumberland Ave) 🕰️ ⚠️ 5306 N. Cumberland Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.0 kg/sqft	415 tons
135 S LaSalle Property LLC 🚩 📷 135 S. Lasalle Street	Office	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	9,880 tons Highest 2%
Chicago Vocational Career Academy -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 2106 E 87th St	K-12 School	4.0 kg/sqft	2,718 tons
Arrive South Loop ⚠️ 1935 South Wabash Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	791 tons Lowest 48%
4400 Grove Apartments - North Bldg ⚠️ 4424 Cottage Grove	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	225 tons Lowest 3%
5252 5252 S Cornell Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	1,307 tons Highest 35%
Sadlowski 3930 E 105th St	K-12 School	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	430 tons Lowest 21%
Harding Court 🏆 4845-4859 N Harding	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	200 tons #30 Lowest in Chicago*
Francisco 4011 N Franicsco Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	215 tons Lowest 2%
Kedzie Property 4447 N Kedzie	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	242 tons Lowest 3%
Glen Lake I Condominium Association 6400 W Berteau	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	1,696 tons Highest 26%
University Village Lofts 1524 And 1525 S Sangamon Street	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	980 tons Highest 44%
Park Douglas Apartments (CHA) 1235 S Washtenaw	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	264 tons Lowest 5%
Willow SOuare (Campus) (1728 N. Damen, 212 W St Paul) ⚠️ 1728 N. Damen	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	586 tons Lowest 36%
Glenmoor Manor (1041-51 W. Glenlake) 1041-51 W. Glenlake	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	215 tons Lowest 2%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data