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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NortHigh School ide College Prep HS -CPS
(CPS)
5501 N Kedzie Ave
| K-12 School | 12.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 8%
| 2,673 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
4640 S Halsted St
⚠️
4640 S Halsted St
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 12.0 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,753 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Union League Club Of Chicago
🕰️
65 W Jackson Blvd
| Hotel | 12.0 kg/sqft | 3,728 tons |
|
1521 S WABASH AVE
1521 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 12.0 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 747 tons 
Lowest 43%
|
|
Hilton Chicago MM Suites
⚠️
198 E Delaware Pl
| Hotel | 12.0 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 3,778 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
The Oliver on LaSalle
1140 N La Salle Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 373 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
360 N STATE ST
⚠️
360 N STATE ST
| Other | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 906 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Broadway at Surf
🕰️
2828-2868 N. Broadway
| Other - Mall | 11.9 kg/sqft | 1,632 tons |
|
Damen/Hastings
1340 S Damen Ave
| Office | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,910 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Shorewind Towers
🕰️
⚠️
7000 7008 S SOUTH SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 11.9 kg/sqft | 2,444 tons |
|
311 W. Superior
🕰️
311 W Superior St
| Office | 11.8 kg/sqft | 1,081 tons |
|
UNO Soccer Academy
5050 S HOMAN AVE
| K-12 School | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 745 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Chalmers-CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
2745 W Roosevelt Rd
| K-12 School | 11.8 kg/sqft | 805 tons |
|
Point at Clark
3131 N Clark St
| Strip Mall | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,069 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
4900 N Bernard
4900 N Bernard
| Senior Living Community | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 670 tons
Lowest 38%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data