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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
8792
🚩
(Northwestern)
303 E Chicago Ave
| Laboratory | 19.6 kg/sqft 
Highest 2%
| 5,947 tons
Highest 5%
|
|
Kent Chemical Laboratory
🏆
1020-24 East 58th Street
| Laboratory | 19.6 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 1,170 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
John G Shedd Aquarium
📷
1200 South Lake Shore Drive
| Other | 19.6 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
| 8,864 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
2430 N Halsted
⚠️
2430 N Halsted Street
| Laboratory | 19.5 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,435 tons
Highest 17%
|
|
833 857 W FULTON MARKET
🕰️
833 857 W FULTON MARKET
| Multifamily Housing | 19.4 kg/sqft | 1,177 tons |
|
03442AS - Chicago, IL
⚠️
4042 W. Foster Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.4 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,265 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Culver
1025 East 57th Street
| Laboratory | 19.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 583 tons 
Lowest 35%
|
|
1320 W Fullerton Avenue
1320 W Fullerton Avenue
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 19.2 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,522 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
1296AS - Chicago, IL
7342 Foster Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.2 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,487 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
03477AS - Chicago, IL
4734 Pueblo
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 19.2 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,012 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
🚨
225 E Chicago Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 19.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 24,546 tons #7 Highest
|
|
NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion
📷
🕰️
⚠️
(Northwestern)
251 E Huron St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 19.0 kg/sqft | 41,775 tons |
|
RML Specialty Hospital
3534 W Van Buren
| Other - Specialty Hospital | 18.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 3,590 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Ascension Resurrection Medical Center Campus.
🚨
7435 West Talcott Avenue
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 18.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 20,709 tons #13 Highest
|
|
Ouinlan Life Sciences Education and Research Center-ID# 254168
⚠️
(Loyola)
1050 W Sheridan Rd
| Other - Education | 18.7 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,606 tons
Highest 15%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data