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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Walmart Supercenter #5617
⚠️
4626 W. Diversey Ave.
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 12.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 7%
| 1,459 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
19 South LaSalle Building
🕰️
⚠️
19 South LaSalle
| Office | 12.5 kg/sqft | 2,018 tons |
|
Golden Mile Hotels
⚠️
2 W Erie Street - 660 N State Street
| Hotel | 12.5 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,475 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
Alden Wentworth Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
201 W 69th Street
| Senior Living Community | 12.5 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,118 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Chicago-Central
🕰️
⚠️
4058 W Melrose St
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 12.5 kg/sqft | 1,489 tons |
|
4346 N HONORE ST
🕰️
4346 N HONORE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 12.4 kg/sqft | 507 tons  |
|
Social Service Administration
📷
⚠️
(UChicago)
969 East 60th Street
| College/University | 12.4 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 652 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Hope College Preparatory High School
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
5515 South Lowe Ave
| K-12 School | 12.4 kg/sqft | 1,984 tons |
|
Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown/N Loop/Michigan Ave
🕰️
⚠️
68 East Wacker Place
| Hotel | 12.4 kg/sqft | 1,062 tons |
|
1333 West Belmont Avenue
🏆
1333 West Belmont
| Medical Office | 12.4 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 907 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
7914 7932 S WABASH AVE
🕰️
⚠️
7914 7932 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 12.4 kg/sqft | 375 tons |
|
McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC)
📷
🕰️
⚠️
(Illinois Tech)
3201 S State Street
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 1,151 tons |
|
Aperion Care International
4815 S. Western Blvd.
| Senior Living Community | 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,122 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Malcolm X College
🕰️
(City Colleges)
1900 West Van Buren Street
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 6,671 tons |
|
Northeastern Illinois University
🕰️
5500 N. Saint Louis Avenue
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 15,478 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data