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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
101 Grand
101 W. Grand Ave.
| Office | 9.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 13%
| 595 tons 
Lowest 36%
|
|
525 S. Dearborn St.
⚠️
521-531 S. Dearborn St.
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 538 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
The Blackstone Hotel
636 South Michigan Avenue
| Hotel | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 3,035 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
InterContinental
🚩
505 N. Michigan Ave.
| Hotel | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 6,847 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Lake Meadows 7
🕰️
400 E 33rd St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft | 2,923 tons |
|
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago - Downtown
33 W Illinois
| Hotel | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,543 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Teresa Roldan Apartment on Paseo Boricua
1154 N Campbell Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 503 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
2101 S WABASH AVE
🕰️
2101 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 9.6 kg/sqft | 306 tons |
|
CHICAGO SOUTH LOOP (1889)
1154 S Clark St
| Retail Store | 9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 13%
| 1,707 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
Arrive Streeterville
🚩
333 E Ontario Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 8,160 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
The Van Buren _CO (th202)
808 W Van Buren St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,114 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
Woodlawn Social Services Center
950 East 61st Street
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 630 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center
📷
(DePaul)
2235 N. Sheffield
| College/University | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,112 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
ENGLEWOOD HEALTH CENTER
📷
⚠️
(Chicago)
641 W. 63rd St.
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 513 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
Brennemann
(CPS)
4251 N Clarendon Ave
| K-12 School | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 507 tons
Lowest 28%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data