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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunny Gym
⚠️
5823 South Kenwood Avenue
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 11.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 8%
| 745 tons 
Lowest 45%
|
|
860 N DEWITT PL
🕰️
⚠️
860 N DEWITT PL
| Multifamily Housing | 11.7 kg/sqft | 1,455 tons |
|
The Hoxton
🕰️
200 N Green St
| Hotel | 11.6 kg/sqft | 1,779 tons |
|
Noble Network of Charter Schools
⚠️
1409-1443 N. Ogden Ave.
| K-12 School | 11.6 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,055 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Riverpoint Center - 16281101
1730 W Fullerton Ave
| Strip Mall | 11.6 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 2,442 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Virgin Hotels Chicago
🕰️
⚠️
203 209 N WABASH AVE
| Hotel | 11.6 kg/sqft | 2,299 tons |
|
6 West Hubbard
⚠️
6 West Hubbard
| Office | 11.6 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 767 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
IIT Research Tower
📷
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
10 W 35th Street
| College/University | 11.5 kg/sqft | 4,529 tons |
|
8795
(Northwestern)
340 E Superior St
| College/University | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 2,162 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
Danny Cerero
🕰️
⚠️
161 W 9th St
| K-12 School | 11.5 kg/sqft | 872 tons |
|
Garvey Elementary -CPS
⚡
🕰️
(CPS)
10309 S Morgan St
| K-12 School | 11.5 kg/sqft | 637 tons |
|
3601 3613 S WELLS ST
🕰️
3601 3613 S WELLS ST
| Multifamily Housing | 11.5 kg/sqft | 1,006 tons |
|
Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park
200 N Columbus Dr
| Hotel | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 8,035 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Jetro Restaurant Depot
🕰️
1030 W DIVISION ST
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 11.5 kg/sqft | 1,745 tons |
|
5148 N Kedzie Ave
⚠️
(North Park)
5148 N Kedzie Ave
| College/University | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,307 tons
Highest 35%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data