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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
311 City Services
2111 W. Lexington
| Office | 15.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 4%
| 911 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
Kennedy-King College
🚩
(City Colleges)
6301 South Halsted
| College/University | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 7,613 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
South Shore Cultural Center
📷
🕰️
⚠️
7059 South South Shore Drive
| Other - Recreation | 15.3 kg/sqft | 2,076 tons |
|
211 N Stetson Avenue
211 N Stetson Avenue
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,808 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
🕰️
⚠️
1100 E 55TH ST
| College/University | 15.3 kg/sqft | 1,836 tons |
|
8602
⚠️
(Northwestern)
710 Lake Shore Dr
| College/University | 15.3 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 3,619 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Torrey-Gray Doane 840 N. LaSalle
(Moody Bible)
820 N. Lasalle
| College/University | 15.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,320 tons
Highest 34%
|
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3176AS - Chicago, IL
⚠️
9400 S. Ashland Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 15.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,007 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
McGowan South
📷
(DePaul)
1110 W. Belden
| College/University | 15.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,949 tons
Highest 22%
|
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540 West Madison
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540 W. Madison
| Financial Office | 15.2 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 18,624 tons #18 Highest
|
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AbilityLab
🚩
355 E. Erie Ave
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 15.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 13,246 tons #36 Highest
|
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California Park / McFetridge
🕰️
⚠️
3843 N California Ave
| Other - Recreation | 15.1 kg/sqft | 1,630 tons |
|
American Asia
⚠️
4851-4887 N. Broadway
| Strip Mall | 15.1 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 927 tons
Highest 46%
|
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California Gardens Rehabilitation Center
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2829 S CALIFORNIA BLVD
| Senior Living Community | 15.1 kg/sqft | 1,096 tons |
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150-160 E. Huron
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⚠️
150-160 E. Huron
| Hotel | 14.9 kg/sqft | 5,343 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data