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 2023
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 2023, 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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
The Chicago Theatre
🏆
📷
175 North State Street
| Performing Arts | 0.7 kg/sqft 
#1 Lowest in Chicago*
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
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 | 47 tons |
|
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 | 103 tons |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
Cornell Square
⚡
🕰️
4922-4942 S. Cornell
| Multifamily Housing | 0.3 kg/sqft | 25 tons |
|
5948 5958 N BROADWAY
📷
🕰️
⚠️
5948 5958 N BROADWAY
| Office | 0.3 kg/sqft | 5 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data