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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Alta Grand Central (lt027)
221 W Harrison St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 18%
| 2,071 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Vue53
1330 E. 53rd Street
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,416 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
Kersten Physics Teaching Center
(UChicago)
5720 South Ellis Avenue
| College/University | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 514 tons 
Lowest 28%
|
|
Nightingale
(CPS)
5250 S Rockwell St
| K-12 School | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,231 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Misericordia Home
6300 N. Ridge Ave.
| Mixed Use Property | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 6,211 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
The Scott Residences (dba) Wells & Scott Development Partners
⚠️
211 W Scott
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 635 tons
Lowest 38%
|
|
Steeple Center
4916-4938 S Kedzie Ave
| Strip Mall | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 748 tons
Lowest 46%
|
|
770 N. Halsted St.
⚡
770 N. Halsted St.
| Office | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,323 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
Cook Brothers
⚠️
1710 - 1740 N Kostner Ave
| Retail Store | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 936 tons
Highest 46%
|
|
606 E Woodland Park Avenue
606 E Woodland Park Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 889 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
1020 W Lawrence
⚠️
1020 W Lawrence Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,511 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
00620-Chicago, IL
700 N Michigan Avenue
| Retail Store | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,533 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Renaissance Ohare
8500 West Bryn Mawr Ave
| Hotel | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 2,723 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
A&M 303 WEST ERIE, LLC
⚠️
303 West Erie
| Office | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 545 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
Chicago Bar Association
⚡
321 S. Plymouth Ct.
| Office | 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 862 tons
Highest 49%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data