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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Webster Place Shopping Center
1435 - 1471 W Webster Ave
| Movie Theater | 15.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 5%
| 767 tons 
Lowest 44%
|
|
Tremont Chicago Hotel, Magnificent Mile
🕰️
100 East Chestnut
| Hotel | 15.4 kg/sqft | 1,471 tons |
|
311 City Services
2111 W Lexington St
| Office | 15.4 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 909 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Astoria Place Living and Rehab
🕰️
6300 N CALIFORNIA AVE
| Senior Living Community | 15.4 kg/sqft | 796 tons |
|
2340 N California Ave
🕰️
2340 N California Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 15.3 kg/sqft | 1,468 tons |
|
3630 N Clark St
⚠️
3630 N Clark St
| Hotel | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 2,833 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
South Shore Cultural Center
📷
🕰️
7059 South South Shore Drive
| Other - Recreation | 15.3 kg/sqft | 2,076 tons |
|
3445 S RHODES AVE
3445 S RHODES AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,650 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
1100 E 55TH ST
| College/University | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,836 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
61480 - Galewood 14
5530 W Homer St
| Movie Theater | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 889 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
Midtown Athletic Club
⚠️
2020 W Fullerton Ave
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 3,190 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
California Park / McFetridge
🕰️
⚠️
3843 N California Ave
| Other - Recreation | 15.1 kg/sqft | 1,630 tons |
|
Sun Plaza
⚠️
4851 - 4887 N Broadway Ave
| Strip Mall | 15.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 924 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
California Gardens Rehabilitation Center
2829 S CALIFORNIA BLVD
| Senior Living Community | 15.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,096 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
310 E Superior Street
(Northwestern)
310 E Superior Street
| College/University | 15.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 918 tons
Highest 48%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data