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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Accelerator Building
📷
(UChicago)
5604-20 South Ellis Avenue
| Laboratory | 17.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 3%
| 1,015 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
CLI
🕰️
5841 S Maryland Ave
| Laboratory | 16.9 kg/sqft | 2,858 tons |
|
Clark Manor
7433 N. Clark Street
| Senior Living Community | 16.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 994 tons
Highest 44%
|
|
Technology Business Center
3440 S. Dearborn Street
| Office | 16.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,442 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
Costco #01107 South Loop
1430 S. Ashland Ave
| Supermarket/Grocery Store | 16.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,657 tons
Highest 15%
|
|
820 N Orleans Street
⚡
820 N Orleans Street
| Office | 16.8 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 1,977 tons
Highest 22%
|
|
Ratner Athletics Center
📷
(UChicago)
5530 South Ellis Avenue
| Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym | 16.8 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 2,836 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
Bartlett Commons
📷
(UChicago)
5640 S. University Ave
| Social/Meeting Hall | 16.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,159 tons
Highest 39%
|
|
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8410 _ Goby LLC
🏆
8410 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
| Office | 16.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 3,546 tons
Highest 10%
|
|
Flanner Hall-ID# 158842
⚠️
(Loyola)
1068 W Sheridan Rd
| Mixed Use Property | 16.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,075 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
Park Place on the Blvd
⚡
🕰️
1118-1128 E. Hyde Park
| Multifamily Housing | 16.6 kg/sqft | 1,064 tons |
|
RUMC - Rubschlager Building
📷
1520 W. Harrison Street
| Medical Office | 16.5 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 7,418 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
555 E 33RD PL
🕰️
555 E 33RD PL
| Multifamily Housing | 16.5 kg/sqft | 1,774 tons |
|
8793
(Northwestern)
310 E Superior St
| College/University | 16.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 1,001 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
St Bernard Hospital
326 West 64th St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 16.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 5,779 tons
Highest 5%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data