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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
504 N. Green St.
🕰️
504 N GREEN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 9.0 kg/sqft  | 1,129 tons |
|
Fox Ford Lincoln Chicago
2501 N ELSTON AVE
| Vehicle Dealership | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 1,315 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Peter V. Byrne Hall
📷
(DePaul)
2219 N Kenmore Ave
| College/University | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 699 tons 
Lowest 40%
|
|
Target, Chicago Mid North (1437)
⚠️
2939 W Addison St
| Retail Store | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 1,725 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Providence Englewood Bunche Elementary Charter
⚠️
6515 S Ashland Ave
| K-12 School | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 485 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Kanoon Magnet Elementary -CPS
(CPS)
2233 S Kedzie Ave
| K-12 School | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 609 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
741 E 79TH ST
🕰️
741 E 79TH ST
| Multifamily Housing | 9.0 kg/sqft | 541 tons |
|
1515 W Monroe St
1515 W Monroe St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 1,153 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
The Chicago Lighthouse
1850 W ROOSEVELT RD
| Office | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 986 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
208 S La Salle Whole Building
208 S LaSalle St
| Hotel | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 8,201 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
The Imperial of Lincoln Park
1366 W Fullerton Ave
| Senior Living Community | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 1,687 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
737 North Michigan Avenue Investors LLC
🚩
737 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 9,516 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
PCC-Chicago Office
643 N Orleans St
| Office | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 481 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Home Depot
200 W 87th St
| Retail Store | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
| 934 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
156 N. Jefferson
🕰️
156 N. Jefferson
| Office | 9.0 kg/sqft | 483 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data