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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
🚩
355 E ERIE ST
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 15.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 5%
| 13,211 tons #38 Highest
|
|
Kennedy-King College
🕰️
(City Colleges)
6301 S Halsted Ave
| College/University | 15.0 kg/sqft | 7,464 tons |
|
Jewel Osco, 03176-Ashland & 95th St
⚠️
9400 S Ashland Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 15.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 994 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Cobbler Square Lofts
⚠️
1350 N Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 15.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 2,124 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Sullivan Athletic Center
📷
(DePaul)
2323 N Sheffield Ave
| College/University | 15.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 956 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
S1-Sinai
⚠️
1525 S CALIFORNIA AVE
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 14.9 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 12,679 tons #44 Highest
|
|
The Racquet Club Chicago
1357 1367 N DEARBORN ST
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 14.9 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 925 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
150-160 E. Huron
🕰️
150-160 E. Huron
| Hotel | 14.9 kg/sqft | 5,343 tons |
|
Walmart Supercenter #5781
🕰️
8331 S Stewart Ave
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 14.8 kg/sqft | 2,190 tons |
|
Advocate Center
15 S Wood St
| Other | 14.8 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 886 tons 
Lowest 50%
|
|
Bricktown Square
🕰️
6560 W Fullerton Ave
| Strip Mall | 14.8 kg/sqft | 1,726 tons |
|
1440 S WABASH AVE
⚠️
1440 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 14.8 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 922 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
65 E GOETHE ST
65 E GOETHE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 14.8 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,701 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
2013-Chicago Downtown - Franklin/Madison (RR ONLY)
🕰️
1 South Franklin Street
| Hotel | 14.7 kg/sqft | 2,065 tons |
|
House of Blues Chicago
⚠️
329 N Dearborn St
| Performing Arts | 14.7 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 802 tons
Lowest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data