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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Harpo Studios
🕰️
110 N Carpenter
| Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly | 18.7 kg/sqft  | 2,480 tons |
|
Integrys Group Division Street Facility
🕰️
1241 West Division Street
| Repair Services (Vehicle, Shoe, Locksmith, etc.) | 18.7 kg/sqft | 2,710 tons |
|
Advocate Trinity Hospital
🚩
2320 E. 93rd. Street
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 18.5 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 6,804 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Shriners Hospital for Children-Chicago
2211 N. Oak Park Ave.
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 18.3 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 3,604 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Institute of Forensic Medicine
2121 W. Harrison St.
| Other - Public Services | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,436 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Costco #00380 Lincoln Park
2746 N. Clybourn Avenue
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 18.1 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,580 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
Gateway Centre 176022 Building B or 2 (Jewel)
⚠️
7451-7521
| Retail Store | 18.0 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,408 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
202
2200 S. Western Avenue
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 18.0 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,169 tons
Highest 38%
|
|
Galter Life Center
5157 N Francisco Ave
| Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy | 17.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,288 tons
Highest 35%
|
|
NMH Prentice Womens Hospital
🕰️
(Northwestern)
250 E Superior St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 17.9 kg/sqft | 16,896 tons |
|
Thorek Memorial Hospital
850 W. Irving Park Rd
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 17.8 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 3,641 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Hicks
🕰️
970 E.59th St.
| Laboratory | 17.5 kg/sqft | 934 tons |
|
Wicker Park Commons 130910
🕰️
1279 N. Milwaukee Avenue
| Other - Mall | 17.5 kg/sqft | 918 tons |
|
CH2
1432 S. Clinton St
| Data Center | 17.4 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 3,132 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Chicago-Downtown/Lakefront Embassy Suite
🕰️
511 North Columbus Drive
| Hotel | 17.4 kg/sqft | 7,424 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data