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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
7500 S South Shore Building
⚠️
7500 S South Shore Dr
| Residential | - | - |
|
James R Thompson Center
📷
⚠️
100 W Randolph St
| Office | - | - |
|
CH3 - Chicago 300 E Randolph
🚩
📷
300 East Randolph
| Office | - | - |
|
Holiday Inn Chicago O'Hare
⚡
❌
5615 N Cumberland Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
6101 6115 N Seeley Ave
⚡
❌
6101 6115 N Seeley Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
1329 1337 W Touhy Ave
⚠️
1329 1337 W Touhy Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
Robert Morris Center
⚠️
401 S State St
| Adult Education | - | - |
|
Atlas 2 E 8th St
⚠️
2 E 8th St
| Multifamily Housing | - | - |
|
Chicago Board Options Exchange
⚡
400 S Lasalle St
| Financial Office | - | - |
|
Insight Hospital and Medical Center
⚠️
2525 S Michigan Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | - | - |
|
4532 4542 S Drexel Blvd
⚠️
4532 4542 S Drexel Blvd
| Residential | - | - |
|
5604 5624 S Wabash Ave
⚡
❌
5604 5624 S Wabash Ave
| Residential | - | - |
|
1401 W Roosevelt Rd
⚠️
1401 W Roosevelt Rd
| Residential | - | - |
|
2400 W BALMORAL AVE
⚡
❌
2400 W BALMORAL AVE
| - | - | |
|
4640 N Sheridan Rd
⚠️
4640 N Sheridan Rd
| Residential | - | - |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data