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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sofitel Chicago Water Tower
20 East Chestnut
| Hotel | 13.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 6%
| 4,895 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
Walmart Supercenter #5402
4650 W. North Avenue
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 13.0 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,836 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
639 W GRACE ST
🕰️
639 W GRACE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 13.0 kg/sqft | 690 tons  |
|
Cubs Office Building
⚠️
1101 West Waveland Ave
| Office | 12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 3,192 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Whitney Young -CPS
🕰️
(CPS)
211 S Laflin St
| K-12 School | 12.9 kg/sqft | 5,551 tons |
|
Onni 311 N Morgan LLC dba The Emily Hotel
311 N Morgan St
| Hotel | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,648 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Crowell 820 N. LaSalle
⚠️
(Moody Bible)
820 N. Lasalle
| College/University | 12.8 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,317 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
8816
⚠️
(Northwestern)
375 E Chicago Ave
| College/University | 12.7 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 4,913 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
6725 - Trinity Hospital Physicians Office Building
⚠️
2301 2315 East 93rd Street
| Medical Office | 12.7 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 656 tons
Lowest 39%
|
|
Mahalia Jackson Apt
🕰️
(CHA)
9141 - 9177 S South Chicago Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 12.7 kg/sqft | 1,159 tons |
|
Chicago-North
2544 West Montrose Ave
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 12.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 1,882 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Omni Hotel
676 N Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 12.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
| 5,527 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
David Rubenstein Forum
1201 East 60th Street
| Convention Center | 12.5 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,219 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Walmart Supercenter #5617
⚠️
4626 W. Diversey Ave.
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 12.5 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,459 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Golden Mile Hotels
⚠️
2 W Erie Street - 660 N State Street
| Hotel | 12.5 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,475 tons
Highest 30%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data