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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
850 West Jackson
⚡
850 West Jackson
| Office | 11.8 kg/sqft 
Highest 8%
| 1,256 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Clargran
501-515 N. Clark St.
| Hotel | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 4,034 tons
Highest 9%
|
|
ELEVATE CARE CHICAGO NORTH
2451 West Touhy Avenue
| Senior Living Community | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 999 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Elevate Care Villa of Wndsor
2649 E 75th Street
| Senior Living Community | 11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,123 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
McCabe Hall
📷
(DePaul)
900 W. Belden
| College/University | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 686 tons 
Lowest 42%
|
|
180 North Wabash LLC
180 N Wabash
| Office | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,898 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Hyde Park Tower
🕰️
5140 S Hyde Park Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 11.7 kg/sqft | 1,683 tons |
|
Walmart Supercenter #5965
10900 S. Doty Avenue
| Wholesale Club/Supercenter | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 1,818 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
NBC Tower
🚩
⚡
455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive
| Office | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 11,000 tons #47 Highest
|
|
Sunny Gym
⚠️
5823 South Kenwood Avenue
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 11.7 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 745 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
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%
|
|
6 West Hubbard
⚠️
6 West Hubbard
| Office | 11.6 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 767 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
8795
(Northwestern)
340 E Superior St
| College/University | 11.5 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 2,162 tons
Highest 19%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data