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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Market Place at Six Corners 10361
⚠️
4612 - 4730 W Irving Park Rd
| Other - Mall | 0.8 kg/sqft 
#5 Lowest in Chicago*
| 91 tons
#7 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
Headquarters Q12380
🕰️
⚠️
225 W Randolph
| Office | 0.8 kg/sqft | 761 tons |
|
Dugan-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
4541 S Wood St
| K-12 School | 0.7 kg/sqft | 62 tons |
|
SouthLoopBrn-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
1915 S FEDERAL ST
| K-12 School | 0.7 kg/sqft | 148 tons |
|
Cambria Hotel
🕰️
⚠️
32 W RANDOLPH ST
| Hotel | 0.7 kg/sqft | 166 tons |
|
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
⚠️
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 0.7 kg/sqft
#3 Lowest in Chicago*
| 47 tons
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
811 E. 46th
🕰️
811 E. 46th St
| Multifamily Housing | 0.6 kg/sqft | 44 tons |
|
Belding Earl-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
4209 W Irving Park Rd
| K-12 School | 0.5 kg/sqft | 37 tons |
|
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8420 _ Goby LLC
🏆
8420 W Bryn Mawr Ave
| Office | 0.5 kg/sqft
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
| 103 tons
#10 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
2255 S MICHIGAN AVE
🕰️
2255 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Office | 0.5 kg/sqft | 22 tons |
|
Ultra Foods
🕰️
3250 W. 87th St
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 0.5 kg/sqft | 40 tons |
|
116 S. Michigan Ave.
🕰️
116 S Michigan Ave
| College/University | 0.5 kg/sqft | 53 tons |
|
6200 N Hiawatha Ave
🕰️
6200 N HIAWATHA AVE
| Office | 0.4 kg/sqft | 45 tons |
|
Ridgemoor Estates 1 Condominium
🕰️
4106 N NARRAGANSETT AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 0.4 kg/sqft | 24 tons |
|
Hall Plaza West
🕰️
⚠️
4628 - 4650 W Diversey Ave
| Strip Mall | 0.3 kg/sqft | 17 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data