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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1555 Astor Condo (1555 N. Astor Street)
⚠️
1555 N. Astor Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 14%
| 2,933 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
A&M FULTON WEST, LLC
⚠️
300 N Elizabeth
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,160 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC
⚡
8734 W. Catalpa
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,070 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Chatham Call Center
8560 S Cottage Grove Avenue
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,209 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Marillac Soical Center
212 South Francisco Ave
| Pre-school/Daycare | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 987 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
9672e-CHISR-Renaissance Chicago Hotel
1 West Wacker Drive
| Hotel | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 5,102 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
CDM Center
📷
(DePaul)
243 S. Wabash
| College/University | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,757 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Chicago Transit Authority - 120 N. Racine
⚠️
120 North Racine
| Office | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,192 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
60 W Erie Condo
60 W Erie St Apt 1401
| Multifamily Housing | 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 654 tons 
Lowest 39%
|
|
Poe
10538 S Langley Ave
| K-12 School | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 362 tons
Lowest 14%
|
|
215 N Peoria St
📷
215 N Peoria St
| Office | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 847 tons
Lowest 50%
|
|
2501 N Elston Avenue
2501 N Elston Avenue
| Vehicle Dealership | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,371 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Red Shield Center
945 W. 69th St.
| Mixed Use Property | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 472 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
COP_MADW5957
🕰️
⚠️
5957-73 W Madison St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.4 kg/sqft | 583 tons |
|
Davis N
(CPS)
3014 W 39th Pl
| K-12 School | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,142 tons
Highest 39%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data