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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
6049 6059 W Irving Park Rd
⚡
❌
6049 6059 W Irving Park Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
312 328 N May St
⚠️
312 328 N May St
| Residential | - | - |
|
4541 N Sheridan Rd
⚠️
4541 N Sheridan Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
Grand Blvd Plaza
⚠️
5401 S Wentworth Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Kennedy Plaza BK, L.L.C.
⚠️
3300 W Belmont Ave
| Strip Mall | - | - |
|
Edens East
⚡
🕰️
6200 N HIAWATHA AVE
| - | - | |
|
Grasmere Place
⚡
❌
4617 4625 N Sheridan Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
Vranas and Assoc. C/O Realty and Mortgage Co.
⚠️
346 N Justine St
| Office | - | - |
|
EuroFurniture
⚠️
2145 W Grand Ave
| Retail Store | - | - |
|
Union Health Service
⚠️
1634 W Polk St
| Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient | - | - |
|
5050 S Kedzie Ave
⚠️
5050 S Kedzie Ave
| Retail Store | - | - |
|
US Bank -- Englewood
⚠️
815 W 63rd St
| Bank Branch | - | - |
|
Symphony of Bronzeville
⚠️
3400 3428 S Indiana Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Columbus Manor Nursing Home
⚡
❌
5107 W. Jackson Blvd.
| Other - Lodging/Residential | - | - |
|
3636 3646 S Iron St
⚡
❌
3636 3646 S Iron St
| Commercial | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data