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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
04500AS - Chicago, IL
⚠️
1340 S Canal St
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 23.9 kg/sqft  #35 Highest
| 1,709 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Provident Hospital
🚩
500 E. 51st St.
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 23.8 kg/sqft #36 Highest
| 8,893 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
03538AS - Chicago, IL
⚠️
1763 W Howard St
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 23.6 kg/sqft #37 Highest
| 1,659 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Fifth Third Arena
⚠️
1801 W. Jackson Blvd.
| Ice/Curling Rink | 23.5 kg/sqft #39 Highest
| 2,998 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
26 North Halsted
⚠️
26 North Halsted
| Office | 23.5 kg/sqft #39 Highest
| 1,449 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Rush University Medical Center
🚨
📷
1653 W Congress Pkwy
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 23.0 kg/sqft #40 Highest
| 97,340 tons #1 Highest
|
|
Marketplace at Six Corners
🚩
4660 & 4640 W. Irving Park
| Strip Mall | 22.8 kg/sqft #42 Highest
| 1,777 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
State Lake LLC
🚩
⚡
177 North State
| Office | 22.8 kg/sqft #42 Highest
| 1,208 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
University Club of Chicago
🕰️
76 E Monroe St
| Hotel | 22.8 kg/sqft | 3,278 tons |
|
832 854 W FULTON MARKET
🕰️
832 854 W FULTON MARKET
| Mixed Use Property | 22.8 kg/sqft | 2,201 tons |
|
03349AS - Chicago, IL
⚠️
2520 N. Narragansett Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 22.8 kg/sqft #42 Highest
| 1,463 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Jones Laboratory
🚩
📷
(UChicago)
5747 S. Ellis Ave.
| Laboratory | 22.7 kg/sqft #45 Highest
| 1,646 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Gateway to West Loop
🚩
16-40 S. Halsted
| Strip Mall | 22.7 kg/sqft #45 Highest
| 2,176 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Belmont and Central; A&G Fresh Market
🕰️
5630 W Belmont Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 22.6 kg/sqft | 1,220 tons |
|
Shop & Save Market - Archer
⚠️
5829 S. Archer Ave.
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 22.6 kg/sqft #46 Highest
| 1,520 tons
Highest 30%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data