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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
161 North Clark
⚡
161 North Clark
| Office | 6.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 44%
| 6,975 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
236-Senior Suites of Rainbow Beach
⚠️
2804 E. 77th Place
| Senior Living Community | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 387 tons 
Lowest 17%
|
|
Autumn Green at Wright Campus
4239 N. Oak Park Ave
| Senior Living Community | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 820 tons
Lowest 49%
|
|
AMLI 808
808 N Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 1,558 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Edens Collection
⚡
4601-4715 W. Foster Avenue
| Strip Mall | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 912 tons
Highest 47%
|
|
Addams
10810 S Ave H
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 407 tons
Lowest 19%
|
|
287 Chicago River North IL H2S
110 W Huron St
| Hotel | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 768 tons
Lowest 47%
|
|
5427 N. Broadway (nb003)
5427 N Broadway St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 562 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
MiCA
North Tower: 2733 W Belden Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 1,317 tons
Highest 34%
|
|
247-Senior Suites of Norwood Park
5700 N. Harlem Ave
| Senior Living Community | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 599 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
The Catalyst
123 N Desplaines Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 1,634 tons
Highest 27%
|
|
Porta Coeli Residence
2260 E. 99th Street
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 507 tons
Lowest 28%
|
|
824 West Superior Condominium Association
824 W. Superior St.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 421 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
Scammon
⚠️
(CPS)
4201 W Henderson St
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 537 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
Pritzker
(CPS)
2009 W Schiller St
| K-12 School | 6.4 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
| 421 tons
Lowest 20%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data