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 2022
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 2022, 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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
United Center
🕰️
1901 W Madison St
| Indoor Arena | 18.6 kg/sqft  | 17,884 tons |
|
Galter Life Center
⚠️
5157 N Francisco Ave
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 18.4 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,322 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
YUSUF INDIANA
🕰️
1911 S INDIANA AVE
| Office | 18.4 kg/sqft | 2,302 tons |
|
Omni Hotel
676 N Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 18.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 8,057 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Quinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center-ID# 254168
🕰️
⚠️
(Loyola)
1050 W Sheridan
| Other - Education | 18.2 kg/sqft | 2,545 tons |
|
3030 N BROADWAY
⚠️
3030 N BROADWAY
| Enclosed Mall | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 3,690 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Lakeshore Sport & Fitness Lincoln Park
1320 W Fullerton Ave
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,376 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Clark Manor
🕰️
7427 7433 N CLARK ST
| Senior Living Community | 18.1 kg/sqft | 1,064 tons |
|
Bria of Forest Edge
8001 S Western Ave
| Senior Living Community | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,319 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Advocate Trinity Hospital
2320 E 93rd St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 6,666 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Gateway Centre
⚠️
7451 7521 N CLARK ST
| Retail Store | 18.0 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,407 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Mercedes Benz of Chicago
🕰️
1520 W North Ave
| Automobile Dealership | 17.9 kg/sqft | 836 tons  |
|
NMH Prentice Womens Hospital
🚩
(Northwestern)
250 E Superior St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 17.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 16,896 tons #22 Highest
|
|
Symphony of Bronzeville
3400 3428 S INDIANA AVE
| Senior Living Community | 17.8 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,293 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Jewel Osco, 03344-Roosevelt & Ashland
1220 S Ashland Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 17.8 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,126 tons
Highest 41%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data