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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bria of Forest Edge
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8001 S Western Ave
| Senior Care Community | - | - |
|
1335 1345 W Lake St
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1335 1345 W Lake St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Sheridan Village Nursing and Rehab Center
⚠️
5838 N Sheridan Rd
| Commercial | - | - |
|
3913 3959 W Madison St
⚡
❌
3913 3959 W Madison St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
4000 4006 W North Ave
⚡
❌
4000 4006 W North Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
1300 1310 N Dearborn St
⚠️
1300 1310 N Dearborn St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
646 652 S Clark St
⚡
❌
646 652 S Clark St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Huron Street Lofts
⚡
❌
217 235 W Huron St
| Residential | - | - |
|
Life Changers International Church
⚡
❌
1337 W 15th St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Chicago Medical Training Office
⚡
❌
7431 7445 S East End Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
3510 3524 S Western Ave
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❌
3510 3524 S Western Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
4700 N Marine Dr
⚠️
4700 N Marine Dr
| Commercial | - | - |
|
2430 2458 W George St
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❌
2430 2458 W George St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
2290 S Grove Street
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❌
2290 S Grove Street
| Commercial | - | - |
|
2300 2308 W DIVERSEY AVE
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🕰️
2300 2308 W DIVERSEY AVE
| - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data