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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Presence SMEMC St Elizabeth Campus
1431 N Claremont Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 13.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 7%
| 4,013 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
Rockefeller,Mitchell,Reynolds,Hutchinson,Zoology,Erman,Mandel,Oriental,Pres.Home
⚠️
5850 S Woodlawn Ave
| Worship Facility | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 753 tons 
Lowest 43%
|
|
Daley -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
5024 S Wolcott Ave
| K-12 School | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 945 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
McCabe Hall
📷
(DePaul)
900 W Belden Ave
| College/University | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 756 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
850 W Jackson Blvd
850 W Jackson Blvd
| Office | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,380 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Garfield Center
⚠️
10 S Kedzie Ave
| Office | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 810 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
Whitney Young -CPS
(CPS)
211 S Laflin St
| K-12 School | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 5,551 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Julian HS -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
10330 S Elizabeth St
| K-12 School | 12.9 kg/sqft | 3,441 tons |
|
2026 N CLARK ST
2026 N CLARK ST
| Residential Care Facility | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 794 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Advocate Trinity - POB
⚠️
2301 2315 E 93rd St
| Medical Office | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 657 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
20 E Chestnut St
| Hotel | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 4,828 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Glencrest Nursing & Rehab Center
2451 W Touhy Ave
| Senior Living Community | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,083 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
2641 W Harrison St
2641 W Harrison St
| Other | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 712 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Harmony Nursing and Rehabilitation
🕰️
3919 W FOSTER AVE
| Residential Care Facility | 12.8 kg/sqft | 825 tons |
|
Kingsbury Ctr
🕰️
1415 N. Kingsbury Street
| Strip Mall | 12.7 kg/sqft | 673 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data