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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Hyatt Place Chicago / South
5225 South Harper Ave.
| Hotel | 9.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 14%
| 800 tons 
Lowest 48%
|
|
Washington SOuare-North and Cicero Development LLC
⚠️
4821-4951 W. North Avenue
| Strip Mall | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 1,691 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
645 North Michigan
645 North Michigan Avenue
| Office | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 2,023 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Gleacher Center
📷
(UChicago)
450 North Cityfront Plaza
| College/University | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 2,022 tons
Highest 21%
|
|
Armitage Commons
3720 W Armitage Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 803 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
Michigan Plaza
🚩
📷
205/225 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 17,623 tons #19 Highest
|
|
Plumbers Local 130 UA
1340 W Washington Boulevard
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 477 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
412 N Wells
412 N Wells St.
| Office | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 474 tons
Lowest 25%
|
|
Cottage View Terrace Apartments
4829 S. Cottage Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 675 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
The Talbott Hotel
20 E. Delaware Pl
| Hotel | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 991 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Palmer ES
⚠️
(CPS)
5051 N Kenneth Ave
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 774 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
Hurley
⚠️
(CPS)
3849 W 69th Pl
| K-12 School | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 515 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
ABLA/Brooks Homes
(CHA)
1324 S. Loomis Street
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 2,605 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Newberry Library
60 W. Walton
| Library | 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 1,854 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
437 W DIVISION ST
🕰️
437 W DIVISION ST
| Multifamily Housing | 9.3 kg/sqft | 1,023 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data