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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
900 N North Branch St
⚡
❌
900 N North Branch St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
7122 S Jeffery Blvd
⚡
❌
7122 S Jeffery Blvd
| - | - | |
|
EMME
⚠️
165 N Desplaines St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Legacy Charter School
⚠️
3300 W Ogden Ave
| - | - | |
|
Midway Pointe Senior Residences
⚠️
5011 W 47th St
| - | - | |
|
Kenect Chicago
⚡
🕰️
504 N GREEN ST
| - | - | |
|
Hampton Inn Chicago North-Loyola Station
⚠️
1209 W Albion Ave
| - | - | |
|
Fletcher Jones Audi
⚠️
949 N Elston Ave
| - | - | |
|
IIT
⚠️
3137 S Federal St
| - | - | |
|
Fletcher Jones Chicago Service (Audi)
⚠️
1521 W North Ave
| - | - | |
|
434 W MELROSE ST
⚡
❌
434 W MELROSE ST
| - | - | |
|
1325 N Wells St
⚠️
1325 N Wells St
| - | - | |
|
The Gallery on Wells
⚠️
637 N Wells St
| - | - | |
|
Madison Aberdeen
⚠️
20 22 N Aberdeen St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Prairie District Lofts Condominium Association
⚠️
1727 S Indiana Ave
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data