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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
251010 - Quaker Tower
🕰️
555 West Monroe Street
| Office | 14.1 kg/sqft  | 6,410 tons |
|
UCAN Therapeutic Youth Home
🕰️
3640 West Fillmore Street
| Other - Education | 14.0 kg/sqft | 757 tons  |
|
Lakeview YMCA
🕰️
3321-3333 N.Marshfield
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 14.0 kg/sqft | 1,306 tons |
|
Lincoln Park Commons Condominium Association
🕰️
2650-2700 N. Clark St.
| Mixed Use Property | 14.0 kg/sqft | 1,445 tons |
|
W CHICAGO - CITY CENTER
172 W Adams St
| Hotel | 14.0 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 3,397 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
5757 N Sheridan CA
⚠️
5757 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 13.9 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,742 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Trumbull Park Homes
🚩
(CHA)
2437 E 106th St
| Multifamily Housing | 13.9 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 5,542 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Friedman Properties, Ltd
⚠️
420 N Wabash Ave
| Office | 13.9 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,424 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Horwitz & Co.
🕰️
651 West Washington Blvd
| Office | 13.9 kg/sqft | 2,647 tons |
|
Joffco Square
⚠️
555 W Roosevelt Rd
| Other - Mall | 13.9 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,118 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
2350 N Lincoln Ave
⚠️
2350 N Lincoln Ave
| Office | 13.8 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 794 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
South Loop -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
1212 S Plymouth Ct
| K-12 School | 13.8 kg/sqft | 803 tons |
|
Symphony of Morgan Park
10935 S HALSTED ST
| Senior Living Community | 13.8 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 831 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
Inn of Chicago
🕰️
162 E Ohio
| Hotel | 13.8 kg/sqft | 2,419 tons |
|
730 N Michigan Ave
⚠️
730 N Michigan Ave
| Other - Mall | 13.7 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 3,113 tons
Highest 13%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data