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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
551 555 N Pine Ave
⚡
❌
551 555 N Pine Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
740 750 W Addison St
⚡
❌
740 750 W Addison St
| Residential | - | - |
|
42 46 N Waller Ave
⚡
❌
42 46 N Waller Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
2115 W Farwell Ave
⚡
❌
2115 W Farwell Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
7600 7612 S South Shore Dr
⚡
❌
7600 7612 S South Shore Dr
| Residential | - | - |
|
24 W. Randolph
❌
24 W. Randolph
| Performing Arts | - | - |
|
150 160 E Huron
⚠️
150 160 E Huron
| Hotel | - | - |
|
230 W Monroe
⚠️
230 W Monroe St
| Office | - | - |
|
251010 - PepsiCo Chicago Plaza
⚡
🕰️
555 W Monroe St
| - | - | |
|
6000 S Indiana Ave
⚠️
6000 S Indiana Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Drexel Building
⚡
❌
8136 8142 S Drexel Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
The Shops at North Bridge
⚠️
43 E Ohio St
| Enclosed Mall | - | - |
|
Headquarters Q12380
⚠️
225 W Randolph
| Office | - | - |
|
225 W Wacker
⚡
225 W Wacker Dr
| Office | - | - |
|
Harris Bank Building
⚡
🕰️
115 S LaSalle St
| - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data