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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Viceroy Chicago
1118 N State Street
| Hotel | 12.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 7%
| 1,615 tons
Highest 28%
|
|
Gilman Smith
🕰️
5835 S Drexel Ave
| Laboratory | 12.0 kg/sqft | 2,694 tons |
|
Goodman Theatre
56-60 W. Randolph St.
| Office | 12.0 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 609 tons 
Lowest 37%
|
|
The Maxwell BU#21157
1100 S Canal Street
| Strip Mall | 12.0 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 2,884 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
1521 S WABASH AVE
🕰️
1521 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 12.0 kg/sqft | 747 tons |
|
22 West Washington
⚡
22 West Washington Street
| Office | 12.0 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 5,653 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
🚨
📷
836 W. Wellington Avenue
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 12.0 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 15,246 tons #27 Highest
|
|
Riverside SOuare & River's Edge/ 90033
⚠️
3145 South Ashland
| Strip Mall | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 2,018 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
MARTIN LUTHER KING COMMUNITY CENTER
📷
(Chicago)
4314 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
| Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 673 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Benchmarking - HI Chicago Hostel
24 East Congress Parkway
| Hotel | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,196 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Broadway at Surf
⚡
🕰️
2828-2868 N. Broadway
| Other - Mall | 11.9 kg/sqft | 1,632 tons |
|
207
⚠️
4640 S. Halsted Street
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 1,737 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
311GE-CHIWB-Downtown
⚠️
30 East Hubbard At State Street
| Hotel | 11.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 2,410 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
Ambassador Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
4900 North Bernard St
| Senior Living Community | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 680 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Bond Chapel
🏆
📷
(UChicago)
1025 East 58th Street
| Worship Facility | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 62 tons
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data