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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Chalet Living and Rehab
7350 N. Sheridan Rd.
| Senior Living Community | 16.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 4%
| 1,075 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Hotel Zachary
3630 N. Clark St.
| Hotel | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 2,937 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
08270 - Ford City 14
7601 South Cicero Avenue
| Movie Theater | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,153 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
Midtown Athletic Club
⚠️
2020 W Fullerton
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 3,316 tons
Highest 11%
|
|
Ascension St Joseph Hospital - Chicago
🚩
2900 N Lake Shore Drive
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 10,804 tons #48 Highest
|
|
8890
⚠️
(Northwestern)
345 E. Superior
| College/University | 15.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 5,885 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Alden Estate of Northmoor
5831 N Northwest Hwy
| Senior Living Community | 15.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,315 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
3400 N Lake Shore Dr
🕰️
⚠️
3400 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 15.6 kg/sqft | 914 tons |
|
Illinois Institute of Technology
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3300 South Federal Street
| College/University | 15.6 kg/sqft | 45,930 tons |
|
04750 - NEW CITY 14
⚠️
1515 N Clybourn Ave Ste C301
| Movie Theater | 15.5 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 794 tons 
Lowest 48%
|
|
The Peninsula Chicago
108 East Superior St.
| Hotel | 15.5 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 6,366 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Webster Place Shopping Center
🕰️
1435 - 1471 W Webster Ave
| Movie Theater | 15.5 kg/sqft | 767 tons |
|
Mansueto Library
(UChicago)
1100 East 57th Street
| Library | 15.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 989 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Tremont Chicago Hotel, Magnificent Mile
🕰️
⚠️
100 East Chestnut
| Hotel | 15.4 kg/sqft | 1,471 tons |
|
United Airlines Reservation Center
⚠️
11555 W Touhy Ave
| Office | 15.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,887 tons
Highest 23%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data