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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Supermall
⚡
5220 S Pulaski Rd
| Other - Mall | - | - |
|
Six Corners Plaza
⚠️
3970 - 3982 N Milwaukee Ave
| Strip Mall | - | - |
|
1201 1213 W Leland Ave
⚠️
1201 1213 W Leland Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Lake Street Lofts
⚠️
900 910 912 W Lake St & 212 N Peoria St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Riverfront Plaza
⚡
🕰️
2665 N Elston Ave
| - | - | |
|
5638 5646 N Clark St
⚡
❌
5638 5646 N Clark St
| Residential | - | - |
|
811 833 E 46th St
⚠️
811 833 E 46th St
| Residential | - | - |
|
7540 7554 S Stony Island
⚡
❌
7540 7554 S Stony Island
| Commercial | - | - |
|
5020 5030 S Woodlawn Ave
⚡
❌
5020 5030 S Woodlawn Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
4553 N Magnolia Ave
⚠️
4553 N Magnolia Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Haymarket Lofts
⚡
🕰️
⚠️
120 N Green St
| Multifamily Housing | - | - |
|
3000 3030 W Marquette Rd
⚠️
3000 3030 W Marquette Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
617-Downtown Chicago
⚠️
620 N Lasalle St
| Retail Store | - | - |
|
540 N Lasalle St
⚡
❌
540 N Lasalle St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
6700 S Constance Ave
⚡
❌
6700 S Constance Ave
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data