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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Jeffery Plaza
2101 E 71ST ST
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 14.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 5%
| 1,661 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Soldier Field
🕰️
1410 South Museum Campus Drive
| Stadium (Open) | 14.7 kg/sqft | 22,703 tons |
|
2535 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
2535 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
| Medical Office | 14.6 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 807 tons 
Lowest 46%
|
|
CICS ChicagoQuest School and The Noble Academy
⚠️
1409 - 1443 N Ogden Ave
| K-12 School | 14.6 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,322 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
820 N. Orleans
🕰️
820 N Orleans St
| Office | 14.5 kg/sqft | 2,245 tons |
|
Chapin Hall
📷
(UChicago)
1313 E 60th St
| College/University | 14.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 951 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
Belhaven Nursing & Rehab Center
11401 S OAKLEY AVE
| Senior Living Community | 14.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,009 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Thomas P. Levan Center
📷
(DePaul)
2322 N Kenmore Ave
| College/University | 14.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 755 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
McGowan South
📷
(DePaul)
1110 W Belden
| College/University | 14.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,846 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Scientific Games-2718 Roscoe
🕰️
2718 Roscoe St
| Office | 14.3 kg/sqft | 1,745 tons |
|
U.S. Bank -- Pullman Branch
🕰️
1000 E 111th St
| Office | 14.3 kg/sqft | 1,372 tons |
|
1407 S. Michigan
🕰️
1411 S Michigan Avenue
| Mixed Use Property | 14.2 kg/sqft | 1,150 tons |
|
Fletcher Jones Chicago Service (Audi)
🕰️
1521 W NORTH AVE
| Automobile Dealership | 14.2 kg/sqft | 783 tons |
|
1 W WASHINGTON ST
⚠️
1 W WASHINGTON ST
| Hotel | 14.2 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,210 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Lincoln Village 1
🕰️
6101-6133 North Lincoln
| Strip Mall | 14.1 kg/sqft | 768 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data