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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Astoria Place Living and Rehab
6300 North California Ave.
| Senior Living Community | 13.9 kg/sqft 
Highest 5%
| 720 tons 
Lowest 44%
|
|
Willis Tower (Rivion LLC)
🚨
📷
233 S Wacker Drive
| Office | 13.9 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 63,190 tons #3 Highest
|
|
Chapin Hall
📷
(UChicago)
1313 East 60th Street
| College/University | 13.8 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 908 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
South Loop -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
1212 S Plymouth Ct
| K-12 School | 13.8 kg/sqft | 803 tons |
|
420 N Wabash Ave
420 N. Wabash Ave.
| Office | 13.8 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
| 1,414 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Inn of Chicago
🕰️
⚠️
162 E Ohio
| Hotel | 13.8 kg/sqft | 2,419 tons |
|
NMH Arkes Family Pavilion
🚩
(Northwestern)
676 N St. Clair St
| Medical Office | 13.7 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 9,274 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
SpringHill Suites O'Hare
8101 W. Higgins
| Hotel | 13.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,178 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Medinah Temple
⚠️
600-820 N. Wabash St.
| Retail Store | 13.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,772 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Dyett HS -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
555 E 51st St
| K-12 School | 13.5 kg/sqft | 2,192 tons |
|
Union League Club Of Chicago
65 W. Jackson
| Hotel | 13.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 4,212 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Belhaven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
11401 S. Oakley Ave
| Senior Living Community | 13.5 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 940 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
Juvenile Courthouse
🕰️
2245 W. Ogden Ave.
| Courthouse | 13.5 kg/sqft | 5,553 tons |
|
Beth Anne Extended Living
🕰️
1143-53 N Lavergne
| Multifamily Housing | 13.4 kg/sqft | 1,073 tons |
|
Student Center
📷
(DePaul)
2250 N. Sheffield
| College/University | 13.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,006 tons
Highest 21%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data