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.)
5235 W Lake St ⚡ ❌ 5235 W Lake St	Residential	-	-
1310 1316 E Hyde Park Blvd ⚡ ❌ 1310 1316 E Hyde Park Blvd	Residential	-	-
7311 7339 S Cottage Grove Ave ⚡ ❌ 7311 7339 S Cottage Grove Ave	Residential	-	-
809 E 40th St ⚡ ❌ 809 E 40th St	Residential	-	-
Westport Commons - Ultra Foods ⚡ 3250 W 87th St	Commercial	-	-
608 E 51ST ST ⚡ ❌ 608 E 51ST ST		-	-
025110 - Stony Island Plaza ⚠️ 1617 - 1754 E 95th St	Strip Mall	-	-
16 N Morgan St ⚡ ❌ 16 N Morgan St	Residential	-	-
2545 2555 S MARTIN LUTHER KING DR ⚡ 🕰️ 2545 2555 S MARTIN LUTHER KING DR		-	-
1040 W GRANVILLE AVE ⚡ 🕰️ 1040 W GRANVILLE AVE		-	-
1111 1135 E 87th St ⚠️ 1111 1135 E 87th St	Commercial	-	-
Parkland Condominiums ⚡ ❌ 6701 S Crandon Ave	Residential	-	-
1029 1051 W North Shore Ave ⚠️ 1029 1051 W North Shore Ave	Residential	-	-
North Shore Baptist Church ⚡ 🕰️ 5244 N Lakewood Ave		-	-
5123 N Sheridan Rd ⚡ ❌ 5123 N Sheridan Rd	Residential	-	-

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data

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All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity