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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fletcher Jones Chicago Service (Audi)
🕰️
⚠️
1521 W NORTH AVE
| Automobile Dealership | 14.2 kg/sqft  | 783 tons  |
|
Thomas P. Levan Center
📷
(DePaul)
2322 N. Kenmore
| College/University | 14.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 745 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Continental Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
5336 N. Western Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 14.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 722 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Bradley Business Center I
⚠️
2630 - 2650 West Bradley Place
| Office | 14.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 2,118 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Chicago
⚠️
1 West Washington St
| Hotel | 14.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,196 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
730 Michigan Avenue
⚠️
730 North Michigan Avenue
| Other - Mall | 14.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 3,220 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Lincoln Village 1
🕰️
⚠️
6101-6133 North Lincoln
| Strip Mall | 14.1 kg/sqft | 768 tons |
|
251010 - Quaker Tower
🕰️
555 West Monroe Street
| Office | 14.1 kg/sqft | 6,410 tons |
|
UCAN Therapeutic Youth Home
🕰️
⚠️
3640 West Fillmore Street
| Other - Education | 14.0 kg/sqft | 757 tons |
|
Lakeview YMCA
🕰️
⚠️
3321-3333 N.Marshfield
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 14.0 kg/sqft | 1,306 tons |
|
Lincoln Park Commons Condominium Association
🕰️
⚠️
2650-2700 N. Clark St.
| Mixed Use Property | 14.0 kg/sqft | 1,445 tons |
|
W CHICAGO - CITY CENTER
🕰️
172 W Adams St
| Hotel | 14.0 kg/sqft | 3,397 tons |
|
Ascension SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus
1431 North Claremont Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 14.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 4,332 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Trumbull Park Homes
🕰️
(CHA)
2437 E 106th St
| Multifamily Housing | 13.9 kg/sqft | 5,542 tons |
|
Horwitz & Co.
⚡
🕰️
651 West Washington Blvd
| Office | 13.9 kg/sqft | 2,647 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data