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(opens in a new tab). 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 / AddressPrimary 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 - -
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Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)