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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|
Student Center
📷
(DePaul)
2250 N. Sheffield
| College/University | 13.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 2,006 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
444 W Jackson
444 W Jackson
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 13.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 956 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Warren Barr Gold Coast
66 W. Oak Street
| Senior Living Community | 13.4 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,800 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
533 E 33RD PL
🕰️
⚠️
533 E 33RD PL
| Multifamily Housing | 13.4 kg/sqft | 1,441 tons |
|
Advocate Beverly Center - 7767
⚡
9831 South Western Avenue
| Medical Office | 13.3 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 787 tons 
Lowest 48%
|
|
Navy Pier, Inc.
🚩
📷
600 E Grand Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 13.3 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 15,325 tons #26 Highest
|
|
Lavin Family Pavilion (Outpatient Care Pavilion)
259 East Erie
| Medical Office | 13.3 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 9,206 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
AJ1034 - Chicago Marriott @ Medical District/UIC
⚠️
625 S. Ashland Avenue
| Hotel | 13.2 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 950 tons
Highest 45%
|
|
Lake Meadows 6
🕰️
500 E 33rd St
| Multifamily Housing | 13.2 kg/sqft | 4,028 tons |
|
1976 - LINCOLN PARK
⚠️
2665 N Halsted St
| Retail Store | 13.2 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,054 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
WOODSON REGIONAL LIBRARY
⚠️
9525 S. Halsted St.
| Library | 13.1 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 851 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Regenstein Library
1100 East 57th Street
| Library | 13.1 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 7,934 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Hotel Monaco Chicago
225 N. Wabash Avenue
| Hotel | 13.0 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,590 tons
Highest 28%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data