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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Vesta Lofts
⚠️
125 E 21st St
| Residential | - | - |
|
East Side Lofts
⚡
❌
1601 S Indiana Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
2222 S Michigan Ave
⚡
❌
2222 S Michigan Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Willa Rawls Manor Apartments
⚠️
4120 S Indiana Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
1090 - Sears
⚠️
1601 N Harlem Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
4320 4326 W Madison St
⚡
❌
4320 4326 W Madison St
| Residential | - | - |
|
100 118 N Pulaski Rd
⚡
❌
100 118 N Pulaski Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
Greater Bethlehem Healing Temple Apostolic
⚡
❌
12 S Oakley Blvd
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Wrigley Global Innovation Center
⚠️
1132 W Blackhawk St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
1828 S Wentworth Ave
⚡
❌
1828 S Wentworth Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
900 910 W Vanburen St
⚠️
900 910 W Vanburen St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
412 S Wells St
⚡
❌
412 S Wells St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Emmanuel Baptist Church
⚠️
8301 S Damen Ave
| Worship Facility | - | - |
|
Third Baptist Church of Chicago
⚡
❌
1551 W 95th St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
1443 1447 E 65th St
⚡
❌
1443 1447 E 65th St
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data