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.)
Chavez (CPS) 4747 S Marshfield Ave	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	519 tons Lowest 29%
Burr ⚠️ (CPS) 1621 W Wabansia Ave	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	465 tons Lowest 25%
Irving (CPS) 749 S Oakley Blvd	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	418 tons Lowest 20%
Evergreen Academy Middle School 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 3537 S Paulina St	K-12 School	7.6 kg/sqft	379 tons
Lincoln Park Tower Condominium Association 1960 N Lincoln Park West	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	2,536 tons Highest 16%
Daniel Hudson Burnham Apartments (CHA) 1930 W. Loyola Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	758 tons Lowest 46%
Lofts and Fairbanks at CityFront Plaza ⚠️ 240 E. Illinois St.	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	4,482 tons Highest 7%
The Residences at the Joffrey Tower Condo Association 8 E Randolph	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	3,117 tons Highest 12%
Two East Oak Condominium Association (tw206) Two East Oak Street	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,931 tons Highest 23%
100 E Walton St ⚠️ 100 E Walton St	Mixed Use Property	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	2,780 tons Highest 14%
400 East Ohio Condominium Association 400 E Ohio Street	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	2,171 tons Highest 19%
229-Senior Suites-Austin 335 N. Menard Avenue	Senior Living Community	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	456 tons Lowest 23%
6920 S Crandon 6920 S Crandon	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	507 tons Lowest 28%
3314 Lake Shore Condominium Association 🕰️ ⚠️ 3314 N LAKE SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft	452 tons
Las Moradas Apartments 1307 N California	Multifamily Housing	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 27%	496 tons Lowest 27%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data