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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
935 W Chestnut St
⚠️
935 W Chestnut St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
5856 5860 N Broadway
⚠️
5856 5860 N Broadway
| Residential | - | - |
|
741 E 79th St
⚠️
741 E 79th St
| Residential | - | - |
|
1818 1828 E 72ND ST
⚡
❌
1818 1828 E 72ND ST
| - | - | |
|
Ford City Office
⚡
❌
7601 S Kostner Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Instituto Health Sciences Career Academy
⚡
2520 S Western Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
1130 S Wabash Ave
⚡
❌
1130 S Wabash Ave
| Office | - | - |
|
3713 N SOUTHPORT AVE
⚡
❌
3713 N SOUTHPORT AVE
| - | - | |
|
5920 N Ridge Ave
⚠️
5920 N Ridge Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
7350 S Phillips Ave
⚠️
7350 S Phillips Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
5630 S MICHIGAN AVE
⚡
❌
5630 S MICHIGAN AVE
| - | - | |
|
4310 4322 N Clarendon Ave
⚠️
4310 4322 N Clarendon Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
7107 7129 S Bennett Ave
⚡
❌
7107 7129 S Bennett Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
550 WELLINGTON AVE
⚡
❌
550 WELLINGTON AVE
| - | - | |
|
5623 W Washington Blvd
⚡
❌
5623 W Washington Blvd
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data