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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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300 E Randolph
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300 E Randolph
| Office | 11.1 kg/sqft  | 24,655 tons |
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600 West Chicago & 900 N Kingsbury
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600 West Chicago Avenue
| Office | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 26,408 tons #6 Highest
|
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Alden Princeton Rehab & Health Care Center
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255 W 69th St
| Senior Living Community | 11.0 kg/sqft | 881 tons |
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7425 S South Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft | 609 tons  |
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Intrinsic School - Belmont Campus
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4540 W Belmont Avenue
| K-12 School | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 635 tons
Lowest 38%
|
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Humboldt Park
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1440 North Sacramento
| Other - Recreation | 11.0 kg/sqft | 628 tons |
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4343 Clarendon Condominium Association
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4343 N Clarendon Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft | 3,892 tons |
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Tailor Lofts: 315 South Peoria Street
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315 South Peoria Street
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 2,069 tons
Highest 20%
|
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Pendry Chicago
230 N Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 3,309 tons
Highest 11%
|
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Thomas F Flannery Apartments
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(CHA)
1531 N Clybourn Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft | 1,100 tons |
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1111 N. Clark St.
1111 N. Clark St
| Vehicle Dealership | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 989 tons
Highest 44%
|
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BAI Century, LLC
2828 N. Clark St.
| Enclosed Mall | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,912 tons
Highest 23%
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Lurie Children's Faculty Office Building
155 E. Superior Street
| Office | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 907 tons
Highest 47%
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2641 West Harrison
2641 W. Harrison Street
| Other | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 613 tons
Lowest 37%
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840 North Michigan Avenue AcOuisition LLC
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840 North Michigan Ave.
| Retail Store | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 955 tons
Highest 45%
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Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data