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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
CDOT Central Office
🕰️
(Chicago)
1501 W Pershing Rd
| Office | 9.1 kg/sqft  | 907 tons |
|
Academy at Drexel Court
⚠️
6140 S Drexel Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 740 tons 
Lowest 45%
|
|
Ambassador Hotel
1301 N State Parkway
| Hotel | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,708 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
HLT Chicago O'Hare Airport, IL-SV
O'hare International Airport
| Hotel | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 4,689 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Alice B. Sharp Building
(SAIC)
37 S. Wabash Avenue
| College/University | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 2,074 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
H/B Winchester, LLC
4500 N Winchester Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 739 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Haugan Middle (Aspira Charter)
🕰️
⚠️
3729 W Leland Ave
| K-12 School | 9.1 kg/sqft | 996 tons |
|
The Studios
1801 South Wabash Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 538 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
111 N Canal
111 N. Canal St.
| Office | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 8,990 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Harris Bank Building
🕰️
115 S LaSalle St
| Office | 9.1 kg/sqft | 13,824 tons |
|
504 N. Green St.
🕰️
504 N GREEN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 9.0 kg/sqft | 1,129 tons |
|
Ortiz De Dominguez
⚠️
(CPS)
3000 S Lawndale Ave
| K-12 School | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 578 tons
Lowest 35%
|
|
Carson
(CPS)
5516 S Maplewood Ave
| K-12 School | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,248 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Lawndale Gardens
(CHA)
2530 S. Washtenaw Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 895 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
750 N Orleans Street
750 N Orleans Street
| Office | 9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 706 tons
Lowest 43%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data