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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Woodbridge Nursing Pavilion, Ltd
⚠️
2242 N Kedzie Blvd
| Senior Care Community | - | - |
|
Former Sears store
⚡
❌
1334 E 79TH ST
| - | - | |
|
4909 W Division St
⚡
❌
4909 W Division St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
1301 1311 W Fletcher St
⚠️
1301 1311 W Fletcher St
| Residential | - | - |
|
5061 N Pulaski Rd
⚡
5061 N Pulaski Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
7248 7256 N Western Ave
⚡
❌
7248 7256 N Western Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Jenel Management Corp
⚡
25 E Oak St
| Retail Store | - | - |
|
Belmont and Central; A&G Fresh Market
⚠️
5630 W Belmont Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | - | - |
|
11414 S HALSTED ST
⚡
🕰️
11414 S HALSTED ST
| - | - | |
|
Kmart
⚠️
7050 S Pulaski Rd
| Retail Store | - | - |
|
6103 N Lincoln Ave
⚠️
6103 N Lincoln Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
122 160 W 79th St
⚠️
122 160 W 79th St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
The Van Buren Building
⚡
❌
210 214 W Van Buren St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
4901 4917 W Irvingpark Rd
⚡
❌
4901 4917 W Irvingpark Rd
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Elston Plaza
⚡
🕰️
⚠️
5033 N Elston Ave
| - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data