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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Swedish Covenant Hospital Campus
🚩
5145 N California Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 19.8 kg/sqft 
Highest 2%
| 15,863 tons #27 Highest
|
|
Norwegian American Hospital
1044 N Francisco Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 19.8 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 6,197 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
East Bank Club
500 N Kingsbury St
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 19.7 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 5,978 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
3443 W ADDISON ST
🕰️
3443 W ADDISON ST
| Retail Store | 19.6 kg/sqft | 744 tons  |
|
Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute
⚠️
2430 N Halsted St
| Laboratory | 19.5 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,441 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
RML Specialty Hospital
🕰️
3534 W Van Buren
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 19.4 kg/sqft | 3,686 tons |
|
833 857 W FULTON MARKET
833 857 W FULTON MARKET
| Multifamily Housing | 19.4 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,177 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Flanner Hall-ID# 158842
🕰️
⚠️
(Loyola)
1068 W Sheridan Rd
| Mixed Use Property | 19.4 kg/sqft | 1,253 tons |
|
Jewel Osco, 03441-Ashland & Wellington
2940 N Ashland Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.4 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,443 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Jewel Osco, 03349-Narragansett & Diversey
2520 N Narragansett Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.2 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,237 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Stuart Building
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
10 W 31st Street
| College/University | 19.1 kg/sqft | 1,601 tons |
|
Jewel Osco, 03224-Irving Park & Narraganset
6430 W Irving Park Rd
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,098 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
025110 - Stony Island Plaza
🕰️
1617-1754 E 95th St
| Strip Mall | 19.1 kg/sqft | 3,620 tons |
|
Riverside Square & River's Edge/ 90033
🕰️
⚠️
3145 S Ashland Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.0 kg/sqft | 1,418 tons |
|
03262-Irving Park & Cicero
4660 W Irving Park Rd
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.0 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,348 tons
Highest 35%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data