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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Palmer House a Hilton Hotel (CHIPH)
🚨
📷
17 E. Monroe Street
| Hotel | 8.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 20%
| 14,166 tons #33 Highest
|
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The Hayden
⚠️
1109 W Washington Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 917 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
City Hyde Park
⚠️
5105 S Harper Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 3,038 tons
Highest 13%
|
|
3021 S Michigan
3001 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 555 tons 
Lowest 32%
|
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Heritage Woods of Chicago
2800 West Fulton
| Senior Living Community | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 608 tons
Lowest 37%
|
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Sheridan Park
4536 North Magnolia
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 461 tons
Lowest 24%
|
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SV Care (Southview Manor, Inc.)
3311 S. Michigan Ave.
| Senior Living Community | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 457 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
280 Building
280 S. Columbus Dr.
| College/University | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,174 tons
Highest 38%
|
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Crerar Library
🏆
📷
(UChicago)
5730 South Ellis Avenue
| Library | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,393 tons
Highest 33%
|
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142 East Ontario
⚡
142 E Ontario
| Office | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,136 tons
Highest 39%
|
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11 East Adams LLC
11 East Adams
| Office | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 1,336 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
William Jones Apartments
(CHA)
1447 S. Ashland Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 533 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Bridgeport Homes
🕰️
⚠️
(CHA)
844 W 32nd St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft | 922 tons |
|
30 East Huron Condominium Association
30 E Huron
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 4,632 tons
Highest 7%
|
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1111 S. Wabash Condominium Association
⚠️
1111 S. Wabash
| Multifamily Housing | 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
| 3,338 tons
Highest 11%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data