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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
830 N Michigan Ave
📷
⚡
830 N Michigan Ave
| Enclosed Mall | - | - |
|
Consumer Building
⚡
❌
211 223 S State St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Dream Town
⚠️
4032 W Madison St
| Office | - | - |
|
8522-Edgewater
⚡
🕰️
5201 Sheridan Rd
| - | - | |
|
Mercedes Benz of Chicago
⚡
1520 W North Ave
| Automobile Dealership | - | - |
|
The CMP Chicago Business Center
⚡
❌
2600 W 35th St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Sherman Plaza
⚠️
163 W 87th St
| Commercial | - | - |
|
8512-South Loop (16th & Clark)
⚡
🕰️
1615 S Clark St
| - | - | |
|
224 N Desplaines St
⚠️
224 N Desplaines St
| Office | - | - |
|
New Supportive Living Center
⚠️
4707 S. Marshfield Ave.
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Ravenswood Station
⚠️
1800 W Lawrence Ave
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Claretian Missionaries Service
⚡
🕰️
205 W Monroe St
| - | - | |
|
Chicago Indoor Sports
⚠️
3900 S Ashland Ave
| Other - Recreation | - | - |
|
700 N Sacramento Blvd
⚠️
700 N Sacramento Blvd
| Commercial | - | - |
|
Plaza Arms
⚡
❌
501 525 N Central Ave
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data