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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Presence Resurrection Retirement Community
⚠️
7262 W Peterson Ave
| Multifamily Housing | - | - |
|
Lawless Gardens
⚠️
3510 S Rhodes Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Lake Park Manor
⚠️
3601 3645 S Lakepark Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
YUSUF INDIANA
⚠️
1911 S Indiana Ave
| Office | - | - |
|
Medical Center Apartments
⚠️
1926 1960 W Harrison St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Foxboro Properties, LLC
⚠️
6201 S Emerald Dr
| Office | - | - |
|
Midway Gardens Apartments
⚡
❌
727 E 60th St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Chicago Lakeshore Hospital
⚠️
4840 N Marine Dr
| Other - Specialty Hospital | - | - |
|
U.S. Bank -- Pullman Branch
⚠️
1000 E 111th St
| Bank Branch | - | - |
|
Harlan Comm Academy -CPS
⚠️
(CPS)
9652 S Michigan Ave
| K-12 School | - | - |
|
Jackson Park Hospital
⚠️
7531 S Stony Island Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | - | - |
|
Bethany Retirement Community
⚠️
4950 N Ashland Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
American Islamic College
⚡
❌
640 W Irving Park Rd
| Commercial | - | - |
|
4025 4041 N KEDVALE AVE
⚡
❌
4025 4041 N KEDVALE AVE
| - | - | |
|
The Buckingham
⚠️
59 E Van Buren St
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data