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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Gateway Centre 175603 Building A (Marshalls)
⚠️
1701-1741 W. Howard
| Strip Mall | 11.2 kg/sqft 
Highest 8%
| 744 tons 
Lowest 45%
|
|
AMA Plaza
🚩
📷
330 North Wabash
| Office | 11.2 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 20,895 tons #12 Highest
|
|
1123 - The Allegro Royal Sonesta - 171 W Randolph - SVC
171 W Randolph St
| Hotel | 11.2 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 4,300 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Freedom Center
825 N. Christiana
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 2,048 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
1250 W. 119th St.
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,760 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
5141 N Christiana Ave.
⚠️
(North Park)
5141 N Christiana Ave.
| College/University | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 1,118 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Professional Office Building
⚡
840 W. Irving Park Rd
| Medical Office | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 573 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
HAROLD WASHINGTON LIBRARY
📷
⚡
(Chicago)
400 S. State St.
| Library | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 8,380 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
South Sauganash Condo Assoc (6000-6038 N. Cicero Ave.)
6000 N. Cicero Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 2,492 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
839 W. 79th
📷
⚡
839 W. 79th Street
| Office | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 600 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
600 West Chicago & 900 N Kingsbury
🚨
📷
600 West Chicago Avenue
| Office | 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 26,408 tons #6 Highest
|
|
Alden Princeton Rehab & Health Care Center
🕰️
255 W 69th St
| Senior Living Community | 11.0 kg/sqft | 881 tons |
|
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🕰️
7425 S South Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft | 609 tons |
|
Intrinsic School - Belmont Campus
⚠️
4540 W Belmont Avenue
| K-12 School | 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
| 635 tons
Lowest 38%
|
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4343 Clarendon Condominium Association
🕰️
⚠️
4343 N Clarendon Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 11.0 kg/sqft | 3,892 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data