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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
180 N Wabash Ave
180 N Wabash Ave
| Office | 11.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 9%
| 1,871 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Garvey Elementary -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
10309 S Morgan St
| K-12 School | 11.5 kg/sqft | 637 tons  |
|
521 531 S DEARBORN ST
⚠️
521 531 S DEARBORN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 647 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
3601 3613 S WELLS ST
3601 3613 S WELLS ST
| Multifamily Housing | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,006 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Dana Hotel & Spa
⚠️
660 N State St
| Hotel | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,365 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
200 N COLUMBUS DR
⚠️
200 N COLUMBUS DR
| Hotel | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 8,062 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Jetro Restaurant Depot
1030 W DIVISION ST
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,745 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
1432 S CLINTON ST
1432 S CLINTON ST
| Data Center | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 2,050 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
1201 E 60TH ST
1201 E 60TH ST
| Convention Center | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,113 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Hamilton Park
🕰️
⚠️
513 W 72nd St
| Other - Recreation | 11.4 kg/sqft | 626 tons |
|
West Side Realty Corporation
300 S Ashland Ave
| Office | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 749 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Hard Rock Hotel
230 N Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 3,417 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Harold Washington Library
📷
(Chicago)
400 S State St
| Library | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 8,610 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Broadview Hall
5540 S HYDE PARK BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 553 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
60 E 36TH PL
🕰️
60 E 36TH PL
| Multifamily Housing | 11.4 kg/sqft | 1,065 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data