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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
20 N Clark St
20 N Clark St
| Office | 5.8 kg/sqft 
Lowest 39%
| 2,571 tons 
Highest 17%
|
|
224 S Michigan Ave
224 S Michigan Ave
| Office | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
| 2,396 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
IL0000FC-CHICAGO FEDERAL CTR
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🕰️
219 S Dearborn
| Mixed Use Property | 5.8 kg/sqft | 18,420 tons |
|
Tribune Tower
📷
⚠️
435 N Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
| 5,172 tons
Highest 7%
|
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O'Hare Plaza I
8725- 8745 W Higgins Rd
| Office | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
| 3,098 tons
Highest 13%
|
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Congress Center
525 W Van Buren
| Office | 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
| 3,053 tons
Highest 14%
|
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754 S WABASH AVE
754 S WABASH AVE
| College/University | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
| 700 tons
Lowest 40%
|
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The Jax
1220 W. Jackson Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
| 740 tons
Lowest 43%
|
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River Walk Townhomes
2903-2923 N Claremont Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
| 406 tons
Lowest 17%
|
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The Edge on Broadway
6149 N. Broadway
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
| 445 tons
Lowest 21%
|
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2737 N. Hoyne Avenue
2737 N. Hoyne Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
| 258 tons
Lowest 5%
|
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Perlstein Hall
📷
🕰️
⚠️
(Illinois Tech)
10 W 33rd Street
| College/University | 5.7 kg/sqft | 583 tons |
|
Thornwood House Apartments (University Park)
🕰️
1 Thornwood Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 5.7 kg/sqft | 819 tons |
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ASPIRA Business and Finance High School
🕰️
⚠️
2989 N Milwaukee Ave
| K-12 School | 5.7 kg/sqft | 470 tons |
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Lincoln Village 2
🕰️
6135-6199 North Lincoln
| Strip Mall | 5.7 kg/sqft | 326 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data