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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
St. Peter's Church
⚠️
110 W Madison St
| Worship Facility | - | - |
|
Washington Park SRO
⚠️
5000 5016 S Indiana Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
The Womens Treatment Center
⚠️
140 N Ashland Ave
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | - | - |
|
DANK Haus German American Cultural Center
⚠️
4740 N Western Ave
| Mixed Use Property | - | - |
|
Anixter Center
⚡
❌
2032 N Clybourn
| Commercial | - | - |
|
A Safe Haven Foundation
⚡
🕰️
2750 W ROOSEVELT
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | - | - |
|
Hayes Manor Senior Apartments
⚠️
1211 W Marquette Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
Chicago Historical Society
⚠️
1601 N Clark St
| Museum | - | - |
|
S3-Sinai
⚠️
2653 W Ogden Ave
| Medical Office | - | - |
|
The Salvation Army Evangeline Booth Lodge
⚠️
800 W Lawrence Ave
| Multifamily Housing | - | - |
|
The Salvation Army
⚠️
506 N Desplaines St
| Residential | - | - |
|
929 E 103rd St
⚡
❌
929 E 103rd St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
First Presbyterian Church
⚡
🕰️
6400 S Kimbark Ave
| - | - | |
|
New Life Community Church Midway
⚠️
5101 S Keeler Ave
| Worship Facility | - | - |
|
Salvation Army College of Officer Training
⚡
❌
3539 N Halsted St
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data