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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Riverpoint Owner, LLC
⚠️
1730 W Fullerton Ave
| Strip Mall | 12.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 8%
| 2,619 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
909 W WASHINGTON BLVD
909 W WASHINGTON BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 12.4 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,136 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
7914 7932 S WABASH AVE
🕰️
7914 7932 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 12.4 kg/sqft | 375 tons  |
|
McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC)
📷
🕰️
⚠️
(Illinois Tech)
3201 S State Street
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 1,151 tons |
|
City Hall
📷
(Chicago)
121 N LaSalle St
| Office | 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 5,045 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Malcolm X College
🕰️
(City Colleges)
1900 West Van Buren Street
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 6,671 tons |
|
Aviation Lofts
🕰️
1340 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 12.3 kg/sqft | 614 tons |
|
Wentworth Rehab and Healthcare Center
201 W 69TH ST
| Senior Living Community | 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,104 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
Womans Athletic Club Chicago
🕰️
626 640 N Michigan
| Social/Meeting Hall | 12.3 kg/sqft | 1,049 tons |
|
Navy Pier, Inc.
🚩
📷
600 E Grand Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 14,089 tons #36 Highest
|
|
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
🚩
📷
836 W Wellington Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 15,611 tons #30 Highest
|
|
259 E Erie St
259 E Erie St
| Medical Office | 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 8,489 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Northeastern Illinois University
🕰️
5500 N. Saint Louis Avenue
| College/University | 12.3 kg/sqft | 15,478 tons |
|
Siegel Hall
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3301 S State Street
| College/University | 12.2 kg/sqft | 775 tons |
|
Viceroy Chicago
🕰️
1118 N State Street
| Hotel | 12.2 kg/sqft | 1,638 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data