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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts
⚡
❌
361 W Chestnut St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
4554 N Broadway St
⚡
❌
4554 N Broadway St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
1513 N WELLS ST
⚡
❌
1513 N WELLS ST
| - | - | |
|
2701 2749 N Elston Ave
⚠️
2701 2749 N Elston Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Hampton Inn Chicago Downtown/N Loop/Michigan Ave
⚠️
68 E Wacker Pl
| Residential | - | - |
|
Peterson Corporate
⚡
🕰️
⚠️
3525 W Peterson Ave
| - | - | |
|
Ivy Hotel Chicago
⚡
❌
233 E Ontario St
| Residential | - | - |
|
2236 2296 N Lincoln Park West Ave
⚠️
2236 2296 N Lincoln Park West Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
NORTH CENTER 4000 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION
⚠️
4015 4027 N Lincoln Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
8101 8125 S INGLESIDE AVE
⚡
🕰️
8101 8125 S INGLESIDE AVE
| - | - | |
|
Harper Center Apartments
⚡
❌
5460 5470 S Harper Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
2617 2625 W GUNNISON ST
⚡
🕰️
2617 2625 W GUNNISON ST
| - | - | |
|
1415 N Dayton St
⚡
❌
1415 N Dayton St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
4812 4846 N Clark St
⚡
❌
4812 4846 N Clark St
| Residential | - | - |
|
3158 3184 N Clark St
⚠️
3158 3184 N Clark St
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data