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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Target, Bedford Park (0841)
🕰️
7100 S Cicero Ave
| Retail Store | 9.2 kg/sqft  | 1,158 tons |
|
The Duncan
1515 W. Monroe St.
| Multifamily Housing | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 1,186 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Corliss HS / Noble-Butler
⚠️
(CPS)
821 E 103rd St
| K-12 School | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 2,500 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
The Loftrium
⚡
819 S Wabash Ave
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 880 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
CHICAGO NEAR NORTH (0942)
2656 N Elston Ave
| Retail Store | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 1,705 tons
Highest 26%
|
|
150 North Wacker Drive
150 North Wacker Drive
| Office | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 2,714 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Corboy Law Center-ID# 101971
⚠️
(Loyola)
25 E. Pearson St.
| College/University | 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 2,808 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
1375 Fulton
1375 W Fulton
| Office | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 3,642 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Left Bank at K Station (lf69) (fb17)
⚠️
300 N Canal St
| Multifamily Housing | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 4,140 tons
Highest 8%
|
|
Center Home For Hispanic Elderly
1401 N. California Ave
| Senior Living Community | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 684 tons 
Lowest 41%
|
|
916 S Wabash
⚠️
(Columbia)
916 S Wabash
| College/University | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 602 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
Casals
(CPS)
3501 W Potomac Ave
| K-12 School | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 605 tons
Lowest 37%
|
|
Tubman
(CPS)
2851 N Seminary Ave
| K-12 School | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 526 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Club Ouarters East Wacker Drive
⚠️
75 East Wacker Drive
| Hotel | 9.1 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 1,626 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
CDOT Central Office
🕰️
(Chicago)
1501 W Pershing Rd
| Office | 9.1 kg/sqft | 907 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data