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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
375 E Chicago Ave
⚠️
(Northwestern)
375 E Chicago Ave
| College/University | 13.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 6%
| 5,297 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Schatz Building
🕰️
610 N FAIRBANKS CT
| Retail Store | 13.6 kg/sqft | 981 tons |
|
Advocate Healthcare Center (Beverly Center)
9831 S Western Ave
| Medical Office | 13.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 809 tons 
Lowest 46%
|
|
High School/ Middle School/ Sunny and Kovler Gym/ Belfield, Judd, Blaine Hall
⚠️
5840 S Kenwood Ave
| K-12 School | 13.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,236 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
540 W Madison Ave
🚩
540 W Madison
| Financial Office | 13.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 16,649 tons #24 Highest
|
|
Warner Brothers
⚠️
2650 W Bradley Pl
| Office | 13.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,026 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Dyett HS -CPS
(CPS)
555 E 51st St
| K-12 School | 13.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,192 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
SpringHill Suites Chicago O'Hare / Hampton Inn and Suites Chicago
8101 W Higgins Rd
| Hotel | 13.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,162 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Woodson Regional Library
⚠️
9525 S Halsted St
| Library | 13.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 876 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Walmart Supercenter #5402
🕰️
4650 W North Ave
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 13.5 kg/sqft | 1,913 tons |
|
Juvenile Courthouse
🕰️
2245 W. Ogden Ave.
| Courthouse | 13.5 kg/sqft | 5,553 tons |
|
Beth Anne Extended Living
🕰️
1143-53 N Lavergne
| Multifamily Housing | 13.4 kg/sqft | 1,073 tons |
|
Hotel Monaco Chicago
225 N Wabash
| Hotel | 13.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,649 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
King Syke LLC
🕰️
2545 S King Drive
| Medical Office | 13.4 kg/sqft | 2,048 tons |
|
Friend Family Health Center at University of Chicago
⚠️
800 E 55th St
| Medical Office | 13.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 979 tons
Highest 46%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data